Investigation of hockey referees' levels of sport commitment to attending referee training: An example of examining in terms of education level and gender variable
Yunus Gür and Ali YıldırımAfrican Educational Research Journal
Published: August 18 2022
Volume 10, Special Issue 1
Pages S1-S6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30918/AERJ.10S1.22.005
Abstract
This study aims to examine the behaviors of hockey referees in Turkey to continue and quit the refereeing profession and to examine their sports commitment levels. A total of 70 referees (37 women, 33 men) participated in the research, including trainee, county, national and international referees. In the research, the “Sport Commitment Scale” developed by Scanlan et al. (1993) and reorganized by Vanyperen was used. The scale is a 5-point Likert scale consisting of 20 items and consists of a total of 6 sub-dimensions as enjoyment, participation alternatives, personal investment, social barriers, participation opportunities and intention to quit refereeing. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 Program. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that the data showed a normal distribution. Considering the gender variable, a significant result was obtained in the sub-dimension of female referees' personal investment and participation alternatives (p < 0.05). According to the education level variable, a significant result was revealed in the sub-dimension of social barriers and quitting the refereeing (p < 0.05). As a result, it was concluded that they liked the refereeing profession, they considered it as an opportunity to participate, and especially female referees regarded the refereeing profession as a personal investment tool, and it was also found that both male and female referees were exposed to social barriers. In this sense, it is seen that the conscious awareness levels of the masters and doctoral referees are high and their stress and pressure management is better.
Keywords: Hockey, quitting the refereeing, referee, sport, sport commitment.
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