Examination of the relationship between football fans' feelings of fanatism and cyberbullying behaviors

This research has been prepared to examine the effect of the fanaticism levels of the fans of the 3 big football clubs (Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş) in Turkey on the cyberbullying behaviors. In the universe of the research; While there are supporters of Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş teams, also known as the "3 big players", competing in the 2021-22 Super League football season, the sample group is 1617 football fans who declared that they watched the derby matches played in the Super League in the 2021-22 season in and around the stadiums. forms. Two different scales (Cyberbullying Behaviors of Sports Spectators Scale, Football Fans Fanaticism Scale) were used in the study. For the analysis of the findings obtained in the study, the open source software Jamovi program was used. In the analyzes, One Way Anova (Games Howell) Test was used in multi-group comparisons and Independent Samples-T Test was used in pairwise comparisons. Pearson Correlation Test was used to determine the relationship between the scales, and Regression Analysis was used since a moderate relationship was detected between the variables. When the research findings are examined; It has been determined that Football Fans' Fanaticism Scale differs according to age, gender, education level, team they support, education level, watching frequency, places they watch, and there is no significant difference according to income level and occupation. In the Cyberbullying Scale, significant differences were found according to age, gender, income, education level, teams they support, membership status, professions, frequency of watching, and the environments they watch. A moderate positive relationship (r=0.695) was found in the fanaticism levels of the supporters and their responses to Cyberbullying behaviors. With these results, providing necessary trainings on fanaticism, broadcasting public spots in the written and visual media, imposing necessary sanctions regarding the discourse and publications of the media that are likely to cause outrage among the fans, as well as; It is recommended that penalties be applied to club presidents and managers, coaches, football players and fans and that their equality should be observed proportionally.