Social Capital in Sports Organizations: Examining Voluntary Participation in terms of Certain Variables

The present study aimed to examine voluntary participation in sports organizations in terms of certain variables in the context of social capital. The study was designed using the descriptive survey model, one of the quantitative research approaches. The data were collected with the demographic info...

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Main Authors: Cemal ÖZMAN, Mehmet ÖZTAŞ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ümit doğan üstün 2023-08-01
Series:Sportif Bakış Spor ve Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi
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description The present study aimed to examine voluntary participation in sports organizations in terms of certain variables in the context of social capital. The study was designed using the descriptive survey model, one of the quantitative research approaches. The data were collected with the demographic information form and Ucar's (2016) validated and reliable social capital scale. Individuals participated in Street 10K national sports organization in 2022 constituted the study's population. On the other hand, the study sample consisted of 104 volunteers participated in this sports organization. The participants were chosen according to the convenient sampling method. The data were evaluated using the SPSS 23 Windows package program. Internal consistency coefficients were calculated for the data collection instrument, and mean, standard deviation, kurtosis, and skewness values were examined during data analysis. The independent samples t test and the one-way analysis of variance test were used to test the hypotheses. According to the analysed results, there were significant differences in the "group belonging" factor in favor of participants with volunteer experience in fields other than sports. Besides, significant differences were found in the factors of "corporate trust" and "group belonging" in favor of participants who believed that future career advancement would result from voluntary participation.
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spelling doaj.art-bd276c6ebcb7442e902d79b5fcfef9a72024-01-29T09:20:05Zengümit doğan üstünSportif Bakış Spor ve Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi2148-905X2023-08-01102577010.33468/sbsebd.332Social Capital in Sports Organizations: Examining Voluntary Participation in terms of Certain VariablesCemal ÖZMAN0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2812-1106Mehmet ÖZTAŞ1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4689-6490Bartın Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi, Spor Yöneticiliği Bölümü Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor BölümüThe present study aimed to examine voluntary participation in sports organizations in terms of certain variables in the context of social capital. The study was designed using the descriptive survey model, one of the quantitative research approaches. The data were collected with the demographic information form and Ucar's (2016) validated and reliable social capital scale. Individuals participated in Street 10K national sports organization in 2022 constituted the study's population. On the other hand, the study sample consisted of 104 volunteers participated in this sports organization. The participants were chosen according to the convenient sampling method. The data were evaluated using the SPSS 23 Windows package program. Internal consistency coefficients were calculated for the data collection instrument, and mean, standard deviation, kurtosis, and skewness values were examined during data analysis. The independent samples t test and the one-way analysis of variance test were used to test the hypotheses. According to the analysed results, there were significant differences in the "group belonging" factor in favor of participants with volunteer experience in fields other than sports. Besides, significant differences were found in the factors of "corporate trust" and "group belonging" in favor of participants who believed that future career advancement would result from voluntary participation.social capitalsports organizationsvolunteering
spellingShingle Cemal ÖZMAN
Mehmet ÖZTAŞ
Social Capital in Sports Organizations: Examining Voluntary Participation in terms of Certain Variables
Sportif Bakış Spor ve Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi
social capital
sports organizations
volunteering
title Social Capital in Sports Organizations: Examining Voluntary Participation in terms of Certain Variables
title_full Social Capital in Sports Organizations: Examining Voluntary Participation in terms of Certain Variables
title_fullStr Social Capital in Sports Organizations: Examining Voluntary Participation in terms of Certain Variables
title_full_unstemmed Social Capital in Sports Organizations: Examining Voluntary Participation in terms of Certain Variables
title_short Social Capital in Sports Organizations: Examining Voluntary Participation in terms of Certain Variables
title_sort social capital in sports organizations examining voluntary participation in terms of certain variables
topic social capital
sports organizations
volunteering
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