Examination of the effect of Islamic religion on athlete behavior during sports activities

Motivation, moral attitude and self-control behaviors are important factors in maintaining sportive activities and sportive success. One of the important reference sources of these factors is religious beliefs. From this point of view, it is aimed to determine the effect of Islam religion on the motivations, moral attitudes and self-control behaviors of athletes in sports activities. In order to measure the effect of Islam religion on the attitudes and behaviors of individuals participating in sports activities, the "Islamic Religion Impact Scale in Sports Activities (SFIDES)" was used. The research data were obtained from a total of 516 athletes, 360 male and 156 female, who played amateur and professional sports in the 2020-2021 season, according to the convenience sampling method. Descriptive and relational scanning methods were used in the research. For descriptive purposes, frequency and percentage distributions were calculated. For relational screening, T test, ANOVA and Correlation analyzes were performed. According to the frequency and percentage distributions, the athletes perceive the effect of the religion of Islam in sports activities at a high level. When the results of the relational screening are examined: "autocontrol" according to the gender variable; "morality" and "self-control" by education level; "motivation", "morality" and "self-control" according to sports league; "morality" and "self-control" according to nationality; "morality" and "self-control" according to religious education; "motivation", "morality" and "self-control" according to sports branch; It has been determined that there are statistically significant differences in the sub-dimensions of "motivation", "morality" and "autocontrol" according to sports age. In addition, a small and negative significant relationship was found between the age of the athletes and morality and motivation. As a result, significant differences and relationships were determined between the religion of Islam and the motivation, moral attitude and self-control behaviors of athletes in terms of various demographic characteristics.