The relationship among competitive aggression, anger, and sportsmanship in athletes: the mediating role of athletic character
    
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Doç. Dr. Ömer Faruk YAZICI Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özgür Bostancı Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı BMC Psychology (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 2050-7283 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 12-2026
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 14 / 1 / 1–9 DOI 10.1186/s40359-025-03781-y
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03781-y
Özet
BackgroundThis study was conducted to reveal the mediating role of athletic character in the relationships among competitive aggression, anger, and sportsmanship in athletes.MethodsThis research was conducted via a correlational survey model. A total of 852 athletes (mean age= 21.48±4.17) participated in this study, including 343 women and 509 men. The participants competed at amateur and professional levels in various sports, such as team athletes and individual athletes. The participants completed measures of the general information questionnaire, sport character scale, multidimensional sportsmanship orientation scale, and competitive aggressiveness and anger scale. The data were analyzed via the SPSS 25.0, IBM AMOS V25 and PROCESS-Macro statistical programs.ResultsThe study revealed a strong and positive correlation between athletic character and sportsmanship (r=. 71, p<. 01), whereas …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Aggression | Anger | Athletic character | Competition | Sportsmanship