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Motivation for E-Sport Participation in Higher Education: The Case of Turkey

Yükseköğretimde E-Spora Katılım Motivasyonu: Türkiye Örneği

Fatma Saçlı Uzunöz(NEVŞEHİR HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-2246-4952
Pages
45–75
Publication Date
2023-12-31
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As a result, it can be said that university students have high motivation to participate in e-sports, their motivation to participate does not vary according to gender and income level, but beginners have lower motivation to define cognitive, affective and psychomotor characteristics.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to determine the motivations for e-sport (Electronic Sports) participation of university students and to compare them according to different variables.
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Key Findings & Data:One hundred (38 female, 62 male) university students, who play e-sport, living in Nevşehir, Kayseri, Osmaniye, Adana, Niğde, Balıkesir, Hatay and Yozgat provinces and studying at different faculties of universities (Education, Sports Sciences, Theology, Science and Literature, Engineering and Architecture, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Foreign Languages) participated in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:As a result, it can be said that university students have high motivation to participate in e-sports, their motivation to participate does not vary according to gender and income level, but beginners have lower motivation to define cognitive, affective and psychomotor characteristics.
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⚙️Variables:E-spor · Dijital Oyun · Motivasyon

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the motivations for e-sport (Electronic Sports) participation of university students and to compare them according to different variables. In this survey model study, purposeful sampling was used and the principle of easy accessibility was adopted. One hundred (38 female, 62 male) university students, who play e-sport, living in Nevşehir, Kayseri, Osmaniye, Adana, Niğde, Balıkesir, Hatay and Yozgat provinces and studying at different faculties of universities (Education, Sports Sciences, Theology, Science and Literature, Engineering and Architecture, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Foreign Languages) participated in the study. The data was obtained by the "Participation Motivation Scale for E-sports (PMSES)" developed by Öz and Üstün (2019). The research data were collected through social media via Google form after ethics committee approval was obtained. The Cronbach Alpha values calculated for the data obtained from the research were α=0.962 for the total scale and ranged from α=0.780 to α=0.944 for the subscales. Independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) techniques were used to analyze the data. According to the findings of the study, the total scale mean score of the university students was 3.95 ± .86. When compared in terms of gender and income level, it was seen that there was no statistically significant difference between the mean of motivation for e-sports participation (p>.05). However, in the comparison made in terms of years of e-sports experience, it was revealed that there was a significant difference (p<.05) between those with 1-2 years of experience and those with more years of experience in the "taxonomic" subscale, and that this difference was due to the fact that those with 1-2 years of experience had a lower mean. As a result, it can be said that university students have high motivation to participate in e-sports, their motivation to participate does not vary according to gender and income level, but beginners have lower motivation to define cognitive, affective and psychomotor characteristics.

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Araştırmanın amacı, e-spor (Elektronik Spor) ile ilgilenen üniversite öğrencilerinin E-spora katılım motivasyonlarının belirlenmesi ve farklı değişkenlere göre karşılaştırılmasıdır. Tarama modelinin kullanıldığı bu araştırmada amaçlı örneklem kullanılmış ve kolay ulaşılabilirlik ilkesiyle hareket edilmiştir. Nevşehir, Kayseri, Osmaniye, Adana, Niğde, Balıkesir, Hatay ve Yozgat illerinde yaşayan ve üniversitelerin farklı fakültelerinde (Eğitim, Spor Bilimleri, İlahiyat, Fen Edebiyat, Mühendislik ve Mimarlık, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler, Güzel Sanatlar, Sağlık Bilimleri, Yabancı Diller) öğrenim gören ve e-spor yapan 100 (38 kadın, 62 erkek) üniversite öğrencisi araştırmaya katılmıştır. Verilerin elde edilmesinde, Öz ve Üstün (2019) tarafından geliştirilen “E-spor Katılım Motivasyonu Ölçeği (EKMÖ)” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri etik kurul onayı alındıktan sonra Google form aracılığıyla sosyal medya üzerinden toplanmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen verilere ilişkin hesaplanan Cronbach Alpha değerleri toplam ölçek için α=0.962, alt ölçekler için ise α=0.780 ile α=0.944 aralığında bulunmuştur. Verilerin analizinde bağımsız gruplarda t testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre, üniversite öğrencilerinin ölçek toplam puanları ortalamaları 3.95 ± .86’dır. Cinsiyet ve gelir düzeyi açısından yapılan karşılaştırmada, öğrencilerin e-spor katılım motivasyonu ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olmadığı görülmüştür (p>.05). E-spor deneyim yılı açısından yapılan karşılaştırmada, “taksonomik” alt ölçeğinde 1-2 yıllık deneyimi olanlar ile daha fazla yıllık deneyimi olanlar arasında anlamlı fark olduğu (p<.05), bu farkın 1-2 yıllık deneyimi olanların daha düşük ortalamaya sahip olmalarından kaynaklandığı ortaya konulmuştur. Sonuç olarak, üniversite öğrencilerinin e-spor katılım motivasyonlarının yüksek olduğu, cinsiyet ve gelir düzeyine göre katılım motivasyonlarının değişiklik göstermediği, ancak yeni başlayanların bilişsel, duyuşsal ve psikomotor özellikleri tanımlama konusunda daha düşük motivasyona sahip oldukları söylenebilir.

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Uzunöz, F. S. (2023). Motivation for E-Sport Participation in Higher Education: The Case of Turkey. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Dergisi, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2, 45–75. https://doi.org/10.47615/issej.1379936

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