AGGRESSION IN SPORTS SPECTATORS

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to examine the differences in the levels of aggression in sports
spectators according to gender, age, marital status, educational status, income status, with whom
they prefer to watch the competition, sports playing status, weekly sports frequency, how many
years they have been doing sports and sports type variables. The study was conducted using the
general survey model from quantitative research methods. The population of the study consists of
spectators residing in Mersin/Tarsus region in 2023, and the sample consists of 300 voluntary sports
spectators selected from these spectators. As a data collection tool, a 10-question personal
information form revealing personal information and the "Buss-Perry Aggression Scale" developed
by Buss and Perry (1992) and adapted into Turkish by Demirtaş Madran (2013) and validity and
reliability studies were used. The research is a descriptive research and while the survey results
were evaluated in the SPSS package program, significance was sought at 95% confidence interval
and p<0.05 level. Skewness-Kurtosis (Skewness and Kurtosis) values regarding the distribution of
the data were analyzed. Independent Sample T-Test was used in the analysis of paired groups and
One-Way Anova Test was used in the analysis of groups with more than two variables. LSD (Least
Significant Difference), one of the Post Hoc tests, was used to determine which groups were
statistically different. As a result of the research, significant differences were observed among the
sports spectators in Tarsus district in the variables of gender, age, marital status, educational status,
income level, with whom they watched the competition, and how many years they have been doing
sports (p<0.05). However, no statistically significant difference was found according to the
variables of sporting status and sporting frequency.