Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Journal of Sport Culture and Science, cilt.10, sa.3, ss.102-112, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
The purpose of this research is to examine the volunteer motivations of individuals
participating in sports events. The descriptive method, one of the quantitative research
methods, was used in the study. The study group consists of 178 volunteers who participated
in sports events in Turkey between the years 2021-2022 and were selected by simple random
sampling method. As a measurement tool, Yıldız et al. (2015) "Sports Events Volunteer
Motivation Scale" was used. In the analysis of the data, firstly, skewness and kurtosis analysis
methods were used to test the normality distribution. In order to determine the differences
between the variables, t-test and ANOVA tests were performed for related samples.
Cronbach's Alpha analysis was applied to determine the reliability of the measurement tool.
According to the data obtained from the research, no significant difference was found in the
sub-dimensions of volunteering motivation in sports events in terms of gender, education,
level of sports (amateur or professional) and the way of deciding to participate in sports
events. According to the age of the participants, a significant difference was found in the subdimensions of 'purposeful' and 'solidarity', which are sub-dimensions of volunteering
motivation in sports events. While this difference is in favor of the participants aged 31 and
over in the purposeful sub-dimension, it is in favor of the participants aged 18-25 in the
solidarity sub- dimension. Considering the sub-dimensions of volunteering motivation in
sports events in terms of marital status, a significant difference was found in the 'purposeful'
sub-dimension. Accordingly, the volunteering motivation level of the married participants in
sports is higher than the male participants. As a result, in the purposeful sub-dimension of
married participants; it is seen that participants aged 31 and over have higher scores in the
purposeful sub-dimension, and participants aged 18-25 have higher scores in the solidarity
sub-dimension. As a result, it is understood that the "Purposeful" sub-dimension has a higher
average score than the other sub-dimensions, and that individuals who voluntarily take part in
sports activities participate in accordance with the purpose of the activity in order to be
beneficial to the society and other individuals.