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Exploring the Association Between Coach–Athlete Relationship and Sport Character in Combat Athletes

Dövüş Sporcularında Antrenör–Sporcu İlişkisi ile Spor Karakteri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Sevim Güllü(İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA)0000-0002-8027-8891
Yunus Şahinler(İSTANBUL GELİŞİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-5268-020X
Beyza Nur Çırak(İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA)0009-0007-3999-3133
Pages
469–489
Publication Date
2026-03-19
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These result is important in terms of seeing the effect of the coach on the athlete.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to examine the coach-athlete relationship and sport character of the athletes.
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Key Findings & Data:The research group consisted of 180 athletes (90 females, 90 males) selected through convenience sampling, a non-random sampling method.
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⚙️Variables:Antrenör–Sporcu İlişkisi · Spor Karakteri · Fair Play

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The aim of this study is to examine the coach-athlete relationship and sport character of the athletes. The level of the coach-athlete relationship is important in the development and consistently associated with fair play and ethical behaviors of the athlete. The research group consisted of 180 athletes (90 females, 90 males) selected through convenience sampling, a non-random sampling method. In the study, demographic questions were asked to the participants and the Coach-Athlete Scale and Sport Character Scale were conducted. According to the findings there is a positive relationship between the coach-athlete relationship and sport character. When athletes feel closeness, commitment and complementarity to their coaches, their feelings of honesty, sportsmanship, justice and compassion also increase. Also the coach-athlete relationship is higher between the ages of 11-17, and this commitment level gradually decreases as the age increases. The honesty attitudes of those aged younger are better than the honesty attitudes of those aged older, and that the honesty attitude and sport character decrease as age increases. The sport character, honesty, compassion and sportsmanship levels of those who are national athletes are at lower levels. These result is important in terms of seeing the effect of the coach on the athlete.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı, sporcuların antrenör–sporcu ilişkisi ile spor karakteri düzeylerini incelemektir. Antrenör–sporcu ilişkisi düzeyi, sporcunun gelişiminde önemli bir rol oynamakta ve fair play ile etik davranışlarla tutarlı biçimde ilişkili bulunmaktadır. Araştırma grubunu, tesadüfi olmayan örnekleme yöntemlerinden kolayda örnekleme yoluyla seçilen 180 sporcu (90 kadın, 90 erkek) oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada katılımcılara demografik bilgi formu ile birlikte Antrenör–Sporcu İlişkisi Ölçeği ve Spor Karakteri Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, antrenör–sporcu ilişkisi ile spor karakteri arasında pozitif yönlü anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmaktadır. Sporcuların antrenörlerine karşı hissettikleri yakınlık, bağlılık ve tamamlayıcılık düzeyleri arttıkça; dürüstlük, sportmenlik, adalet ve merhamet gibi spor karakteri boyutlarının da arttığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca antrenör–sporcu ilişkisinin 11–17 yaş aralığında daha yüksek olduğu, yaş ilerledikçe bu ilişkinin ve bağlılık düzeyinin kademeli olarak azaldığı belirlenmiştir. Daha genç yaş grubundaki sporcuların dürüstlük tutumlarının, daha ileri yaştaki sporculara kıyasla daha yüksek olduğu; yaş arttıkça dürüstlük tutumu ve genel spor karakteri düzeyinin azaldığı saptanmıştır. Milli sporcu olan bireylerin spor karakteri, dürüstlük, merhamet ve sportmenlik düzeylerinin ise daha düşük olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu sonuçlar, antrenörün sporcu üzerindeki etkisinin görülmesi açısından önemli bulgular sunmaktadır.

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Güllü, S., Şahinler, Y., Çırak, B. N. (2026). Exploring the Association Between Coach–Athlete Relationship and Sport Character in Combat Athletes. Yalova Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 469–489. https://doi.org/10.70007/yalovaspor.1878970

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