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HAZING IN WOMEN'S SPORT: ROOKIE SEASON EXPERIENCES AND ATHLETES' PERCEPTIONS OF CLUB POLICIES

Can Çavin Ötkan(ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, SPOR YÖNETİCİLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0003-3800-4923
Pages
240–251
Publication Date
2026-03-28
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The research findings revealed four categories: types of hazing, the effects of hazing, mechanisms of coping with hazing, and sports clubs' policies on hazing.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to examine the hazing experiences endured by professional female athletes during their rookie seasons and to investigate how athletes perceive the hazing-related policies implemented by sports clubs throughout this process.
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Key Findings & Data:Accordingly, the study employs a qualitative descriptive design; semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 18 Turkish female team sport athletes who had completed their rookie season.
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Conclusion & Impact:The research findings revealed four categories: types of hazing, the effects of hazing, mechanisms of coping with hazing, and sports clubs' policies on hazing.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
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⚙️Variables:Kadın sporcular · sporda kabul sınaması · kabul sınaması politikaları

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This study aims to examine the hazing experiences endured by professional female athletes during their rookie seasons and to investigate how athletes perceive the hazing-related policies implemented by sports clubs throughout this process. Accordingly, the study employs a qualitative descriptive design; semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 18 Turkish female team sport athletes who had completed their rookie season. The data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The research findings revealed four categories: types of hazing, the effects of hazing, mechanisms of coping with hazing, and sports clubs' policies on hazing. The study found that female athletes were predominantly exposed to psychological hazing and menial tasks during their rookie seasons. Respondents reported that hazing created exclusionary effects rather than fostering team cohesion, with peer support emerging as the most common coping strategy. They also emphasized that their sports clubs lacked effective and consistent anti-hazing policies. The study makes a unique contribution to literature by revealing how hazing practices are legitimized through cultural norms and demonstrating the inadequacy of policy mechanisms developed by sports clubs to address this issue.

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Bu çalışma, profesyonel kadın sporcuların çaylak sezonlarında maruz kaldıkları kabul sınaması deneyimlerini incelemeyi ve yer aldıkları kulüplerin bu konuya ilişkin politikalarını, sporcuların algıları doğrultusunda araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu doğrultuda araştırmada nitel betimsel desen kullanılmış; çaylak sezonunu tamamlamış 18 Türk kadın takım sporcusuyla yarı yapılandırılmış bireysel görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler nitel içerik analiziyle çözümlenmiştir. Araştırma bulguları; kabul sınaması türleri, kabul sınamasının etkileri, kabul sınamalarıyla başa çıkma yöntemleri ve kulüplerin kabul sınamalarına yönelik politikaları olmak üzere dört kategoriyi ortaya koymuştur. Kadın sporcuların çaylak sezonlarında ağırlıklı olarak psikolojik baskı ve angarya işler içerikli kabul sınamalarına maruz kaldıkları görülmüştür. Katılımcılar, kabul sınamalarının takım uyumunu artırmaktan ziyade dışlayıcı etkiler yarattığını ifade etmiş, bu süreçle baş etme adına en sık başvurulan yöntemin akran desteği olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. Buna ek olarak, spor kulüplerinin kabul sınamalarına karşı etkili ve tutarlı politikalardan yoksun olduğu vurgulanmıştır. Bu çalışma, kabul sınamalarının kültürel normlar yoluyla nasıl meşrulaştırıldığını ve spor kulüplerinin bu husustaki politikalarının yetersizliğini ortaya koyarak literatüre özgün bir katkı sunmaktadır.

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Ötkan, C. Ç. (2026). HAZING IN WOMEN'S SPORT: ROOKIE SEASON EXPERIENCES AND ATHLETES' PERCEPTIONS OF CLUB POLICIES. SPORMETRE Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 24 Sayı: 1, 240–251. https://doi.org/10.33689/spormetre.1796013

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