Examination of Generation Z’s Attitudes Towards Gender Roles and Multidimensional Sportspersonship Orientations

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between multidimensional sportspersonship orientations and gender role attitudes of licensed athletes aged 18-25 living in Mersin. This study is a correlational survey model. The population of the study consists of athletes between the ages of 18-25 living in Mersin. The sample of the study consists of 342 athletes determined by convenience sampling method. Personal Information Form, Gender Roles Attitude Scale, and Multidimensional Sportspersonship Orientation Scale were used as data collection tools. The Cronbach Alpha values for Gender Roles Attitude Scale range from .83 to .64, the Cronbach Alpha values for Sportpersonship Orientation Scale range from .85 to .72. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data, Independent Sample t Test was used to determine whether gender roles attitude and sportsmanship orientation scores differed according to sex and sport type (p<0.05), and Pearson Correlation Analysis Test was used to determine the relationship between the two variables (p<0.01). As a result of the analyses, significant differences were found in sportspersonship orientation and gender roles attitude according to sex and sport type. When the relationship between athletes' multidimensional sportspersonship orientations and gender role attitudes was analyzed, a moderate positive relationship (r=.446, p<0.01) was found.