Aggression levels of hearing impaired athletes: A comparison on individual and team sports<p>İşitme engelli sporcuların saldırganlık düzeyleri: Bireysel ve takım sporu üzerine bir karşılaştırma

Abstract

In hearing-impaired children, the opportunities for sportive activities from early chıldhood period are important for the development of physical and social skills. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of aggressiveness in hearing impaired athletes who perform individual and team sports. The sample of the research was consisted 109 hearingimpaired athletes participating in Hearing Impaired Basketball (n= 64) and Taekwondo (n=45) players Turkey Championship in 2016. A five-point Likert type Buss-Perry aggression scale was used as the data collection technique in the study. In the analysis of the data obtained in the study, descriptive statistics as well as independent t test and pearson correlation analysis were used. According to the results of this research; It was found that the level of aggression of hearing-impaired basketball players is higher than taekwondo players. It was also found that there was a negative correlation between age and aggression levels. As a result; It has been found that the levels of hostility subscales and general aggression levels of hearing impaired team sports athletes are higher than individual sports athletes. Özetİşitme engelli çocuklarda, erken dönemden itibaren süren sportif etkinlik olanakları fiziksel ve sosyal becerilerin gelişmesi açısından önemli görülmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, bireysel ve takım sporu yapan işitme engelli sporcuların, saldırganlık düzeylerinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, 2016 yılında İşitme Engelliler Basketbol (n= 64) ve Taekwondo (n= 45) Türkiye Şampiyonasına katılan toplam 109 işitme engelli sporcu oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama tekniği olarak, 5'li likert tipi Buss-Perry saldırganlık ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistiklerin yanı sıra, independent t testi ve pearson korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bu araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre; işitme engelli basketbol oynayanların saldırganlık düzeyinin taekwondo sporu yapanlardan daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca yaş ile saldırganlık düzeyi arasında negatif yönlü anlamlı ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak; işitme engelli basketbolcuların düşmanlık alt ölçek ortalamaları ile genel saldırganlık düzeylerinin taekwondoculara nazaran daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Effect of Sports Satisfaction on Aggression and Stress in Judokas and Swimmers

“…The results match up with each other in terms of the sports branches selected are the individual sports. Işık et. al.…”

“…As the age decreases, aggression levels of athletes increase. Işık et al (2017) found that as the ages of persons having impaired hearing, their aggression levels decrease. With reference to their comment, as the age increases, coping skills increase as well.…”

“…This attitude is rooted in anger, fear, hostility, struggle and being precluded. Aggression in sports is described as the one or several of athlete, trainer or watchers who act in contemplation of damage someone by the effect of psychological, biological or environmental factors during a sportive competition (Işık et al, 2017).…”