The effect of narcissistic personality traits of martial athletes on aggression levels

In this study, the effects of narcissistic personality traits of martial arts athletes on their aggression levels were examined. In our study, the "Buss-Perry Aggression Scale" (1992), adapted from the "Buss-Durke Hostility Inventory" (1957), one of the most widely used scales in the literature to measure aggression levels, was used. This scale, consisting of four sub-dimensions (verbal aggression, physical aggression, anger, hostility), consists of 29 items and is a 5-point Likert-type scale. In addition, the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, which was adapted to Turkish by Atay (2009) and is a binary comparison type scale, was used. The demographic information form created by the researcher was used for the descriptive data of the participants. The sample of our study consisted of 397 combat athletes living in Türkiye and interested in different combat sports. The statistical analysis of the data was done with the SPSS 29.0 program. As a result of the analysis, a positive and significant relationship was found between the narcissism levels and aggression levels of martial athletes. In our study, it was determined that narcissism explained the aggression level by 39.6%. In addition, the research results determined that the narcissism and aggression levels of martial athletes showed statistically significant differences in terms of age, education level and duration of sports