Investigation of aggression levels of male players of soccer, basketball, voleyball and handball teams in professional leagues in İzmir province

Investigation of Aggression Levels of Male Players of Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball And Handball Teams In Professional Leagues In Izmir Province The present study was aimed at investigating the aggression levels of male players of soccer, basketball, volleyball and handball teams in professional leagues in Izmir province. Method: The study was conducted with 158 players (Soccer: 46, Basketball: 38, Volleyball: 29, Handball: 45). The study data were collected with the 9-item Personal Information Form developed by the researcher, and the 30-item Aggression Inventory developed by İpek İLTER (Kiper) which has 3 subscales: destructive aggression, assertiveness, and passive aggression. Results: the analysis of the personal characteristics of the participants demonstrated that, of the participants, 69% (n = 109) were in the 18-25 age group, 83.5% (n = 132) were over 1.80 m in height and 65.2% (n = 103) were university graduates. Of the participants, 29.1% were soccer players, 24.1% were basketball players, 18.4% were volleyball players, and 28.5% were handball players. A significant difference was determined between the soccer and volleyball players in terms of the mean scores they obtained from the assertiveness subscale (F = 3.20; p = 0.025; Tukey = 0.015). The comparison of the aggression levels of the participants regarding their parents' education status revealed a significant difference between the participants whose parents were university graduates and the participants whose parents were high school graduates in terms of the mean scores they obtained from the assertiveness subscale (Mothers' education: F = 2.601; p = 0,038; Tukey = 0,035) (Fathers' Education: F = 4.611; p = 0.02; Tukey=0.02). The comparison of the mean scores the participants obtained from the aggression subscales in terms of their regular reading habits indicated a significant difference in the assertiveness subscale (t = 2.196; p = 030). Conclusion: In conclusion, no significant difference was found between the aggression levels of the players no matter what sport branch they played in. The only difference was observed between the soccer players and the volleyball players in terms of their assertiveness. The soccer players were more assertive than were the volleyball players. It was determined that the participants whose parents were university graduates were more assertive than were the participants whose parents were high school graduates. It was also determined that of the participants, those who had regular reading habits were more assertive than were those who did not have such habit. Key words; aggression, professional league, sportsman.