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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONTINUATION INTENTION AND ENJOYMENT ACROSS VARIOUS DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES IN ELITE WRESTLERS

Year 2025, Volume: 6 Issue: 3, 109 - 122, 22.12.2025

Burhan Özkurt , Yasin Altın , Fikret Soyer

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine whether elite wrestlers’ intentions to continue participating in sport and their levels of enjoyment differ significantly based on various sport-specific demographic variables (such as wrestling style, age level, level of international representation, injury history, and competition category). Additionally, the relationship between sport enjoyment and intention to continue sport was also evaluated. The research was conducted on a sample of 290 elite male wrestlers (164 Greco-Roman, 126 Freestyle) who are licensed under the Turkish Wrestling Federation and have actively participated in national or international wrestling competitions within the last four years. The study was designed using descriptive and relational screening models within a quantitative research approach. The variables of sport enjoyment and intention to continue sport were examined in terms of their differences across demographic characteristics as well as the relationship between them. Data were collected using the Intention to Continue Sport Scale and the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale, and analyzed through independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and correlation analyses. The findings revealed that enjoyment levels significantly differed based on wrestling style and sport experience duration. However, no significant differences were found in either enjoyment or sport continuation intention in relation to competition category, injury history, weekly training duration, or annual number of competitions. Furthermore, a weak but statistically significant positive correlation was found between enjoyment and the intention to continue sport. These results suggest that the level of enjoyment athletes derive from sport may influence their motivation to continue participation.

Keywords

Continuation Intention Sport Enjoyment Elite Wrestlers Demographic Variables Comparative Analysis

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ELİT DÜZEY GÜREŞÇİLERİN SPORA DEVAM ETME NİYETİ VE KEYİF ALMA DÜZEYLERİNİN ÇEŞİTLİ DEMOGRAFİK DEĞİŞKENLERE GÖRE İNCELENMESİ: KARŞILAŞTIRMALI BİR ANALİZ

Year 2025, Volume: 6 Issue: 3, 109 - 122, 22.12.2025

Burhan Özkurt , Yasin Altın , Fikret Soyer

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, elit düzey güreşçilerin spora devam etme niyeti ve spordan keyif alma düzeylerinin, spora özgü çeşitli demografik değişkenlere (güreş stili, yaş düzeyi, millilik düzeyi, sakatlık durumu ve güreş kategorisi gibi) göre anlamlı farklılık gösterip göstermediğini incelemektir. Ayrıca, spordan keyif alma ile spora devam etme niyeti arasındaki ilişki de değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışma, Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu’na bağlı olarak lisanslı şekilde aktif olarak mücadele eden ve son dört yıl içinde ulusal veya uluslararası düzeydeki resmi güreş müsabakalarına katılmış toplam 290 elit güreşçiden (164 Grekoromen, 126 Serbest stil) oluşan bir örneklem üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma, betimsel ve ilişkisel tarama modelleri çerçevesinde desenlenmiş, nicel araştırma yaklaşımı benimsenmiştir. Çalışmada, erkek güreşçilerin spora devam etme niyeti ve spordan keyif alma düzeyleri ile bu değişkenlerin demografik özelliklere göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığı ve bu iki değişken arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Verilerin toplanmasında Spora Devam Etme Niyeti Ölçeği ile Fiziksel Aktivitelerden Keyif Alma Ölçeği kullanılmış; analizlerde ise bağımsız örneklemler için t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) ve korelasyon analizleri uygulanmıştır Elde edilen bulgular, sporcuların güreş stili ve spor deneyim süresi değişkenlerine göre keyif alma düzeylerinde anlamlı farklılıklar olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ancak, güreş kategorisi, sakatlık geçmişi, haftalık antrenman süresi ve yıllık müsabaka sayısı değişkenlerine göre hem keyif alma hem de spora devam etme niyeti açısından anlamlı bir farklılık tespit edilmemiştir. Ayrıca, keyif alma ile spora devam etme niyeti arasında pozitif yönlü, zayıf düzeyde ancak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Bu sonuçlar, sporcuların spordan aldıkları keyfin, spora devam etme eğilimlerini etkileyebileceğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

Spora Devam Etme Niyeti Keyif Alma Elit Güreşçiler Demografik Değişkenler Karşılaştırmalı Analiz

Ethical Statement

Araştırma, Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Bilimsel Araştırma Önerisi Etik Değerlendirme Kurulu tarafından değerlendirilmiş ve 19.06.2025 tarihli, E-99711239-050.04-576214 sayılı karar ile etik onay almıştır.

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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Exercise and Sports Psychology
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Burhan Özkurt 0000-0001-9745-9624

Yasin Altın 0000-0002-5854-8007

Fikret Soyer 0000-0002-9910-8198

Submission Date September 21, 2025
Acceptance Date October 20, 2025
Publication Date December 22, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 6 Issue: 3

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APA Özkurt, B., Altın, Y., & Soyer, F. (2025). ELİT DÜZEY GÜREŞÇİLERİN SPORA DEVAM ETME NİYETİ VE KEYİF ALMA DÜZEYLERİNİN ÇEŞİTLİ DEMOGRAFİK DEĞİŞKENLERE GÖRE İNCELENMESİ: KARŞILAŞTIRMALI BİR ANALİZ. Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 6(3), 109-122.

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