Examination of athlete identity and obstructive behaviors in students participating in school sports

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between athlete identity and submissive behaviors in terms of some demographic variables (gender, age, school type, sport type, age of athlete, family income status, mother's education level, father's education level). The sample group of the study consisted of 154 male and 126 female athlete students who were studying in secondary schools in Yüreğir district of Adana province in the 2022-2023 academic year and participated in school sports organizations. In addition to the personal information form, "Athlete Identity Scale" and "Submissive Behaviors Scale" were used to obtain the study data. The scales were applied by the person conducting the study with face-to-face survey technique. The study was conducted with the general survey method. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that there was a significant difference between the groups according to gender, age of athlete, school type, mother's education level and sport type in the total score of Athlete Identity.In the total score of the Athlete Identity Scale, it was determined that there was no significant difference between the groups according to father's education level, perceived family income and age. In addition, in the total score of the Submissive Behaviors Scale, it was found that there was no significant difference between the groups in terms of gender, school type, age of athlete, mother's education level, father's education level, sport type and age. However, a significant difference was found between the groups in terms of perceived family income status. In addition, it was determined that there was a very weak positive relationship between the total score and sub-dimension scores of the Athlete Identity Scale and the scores of the Submissive Behavior Scale. As a result, a weak positive significant relationship was found between athlete identity and submissive behaviors.