Examination of balanced life and superstitious belief levels of football players who continue their active sports life

The aim of this study is to examine the balanced life and superstitious beliefs of active soccer players according to various variables. In this quantitative study, the survey model was adopted. The population of the study consists of athletes who actively play soccer in the Aegean Region. The sample group consists of 399 athletes actively playing football in the 1st Amateur, Super Amateur and Regional Amateur league in Kütahya. The "Balanced Life Scale" developed by Aypay and Kara (2018) was used as a measurement tool, and the "Superstitious Belief and Behavior Inventory in Sports" developed by Buhramnn, Brown, and Zaugg (1982) and adapted by Barut (2008) was used to determine superstitious beliefs and behaviors in sports. After the data obtained met the normality assumptions, independent sample test (T-test), one-way analysis of variance (One-Way ANOVA), correlation (Pearson) and Tukey test from Post Hoc tests were applied. The findings were evaluated according to p<.05 significance value. Significant differences were found in the sub-dimensions of balanced life and superstitious beliefs in sports depending on marital status, age, education level, income, duration of active football playing, and a significant and negative relationship was found. Keywords: Balanced Life, Behavior, Football, Superstition