SPORCULARDA AHLAKTAN UZAKLAŞMANIN GÜDÜSEL İKLİM VE SPORCULARIN ÖNEM VERDİKLERİ ÖZELLİKLER İLE İLİŞKİSİ

Abstract

The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between athletes’ moral disengagement and their perception of motivational climate and to reveal whether athletes’ moral disengagement differ according to their most valued goals in sport (winning, personal development and having fun). For this purpose three hundred and thirty-five athletes voluntarily completed Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire and Moral Disengagement in Sport Scale (Short). The data was analysed by SPSS version 17 using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis with enter method and one-way ANOVA. Correlation analysis showed that moral disengagement was significantly correlated with athletes’ perception of mastery (r=-.11) and performance climates (r=.37). Multiple regression analysis revealed that performance climate (β= .223, p < .001) was a significant predictor of moral disengagement, R2=.06, F (2,332) = 10.875, p < .001. Lastly, it was found that there was a significant difference in moral disengagement of athletes with regard to their valued goals, F (2,332) = 7.200, p < .001. Athletes who indicated winning as their most valued goal had significantly higher moral disengagement scores compared to the athletes whose most valued goals were personal development and having fun. To summarize, while ego and mastery climates significantly correlated with moral disengagement, only performance climate contributed to it. Also, it was found that athletes’ moral disengagement significantly differed according to their valued goals.