The tolerance tendency and sports engagement levels of kick boxers

Abstract

Background & Study Aim: Today, sport has become a phenomenon that contains many emotions, especially the feeling of competition, and its importance is increasing day by day. Especially in combat sports, due to their nature that evokes violence, understanding of tolerance and sports engagement reasons are of great importance. In this sense, the aim of our study is knowledge about the tolerance and sports engagement levels of kick boxers. Material & Methods: A total of 252 (age = 23.78 ±4.61) kick boxing (kickboxing) athletes voluntarily participated in the study. Data collection tools used in the study included the ‘Tendency to Tolerance Scale’ and the ‘Sports Engagement Scale’. In the analysis of the data obtained, Mann-Whitney U Test and Kruskal-Wallis test were performed in IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, ver. 22.0. Results: According to the gender variable of the participants, the internalization sub-dimension of the sports commitment scale (p<0.05), the sub-dimensions of the tolerance tendency scale according to their marital status (p<0.05), and the tolerance tendency according to the variable of following the sports news every day in the general scale, value and empathy sub-dimension (p<0.05) was found to be a significant difference. Conclusions: It can be said that age and sports age do not make a significant difference in kick boxers in terms of tolerance tendency and commitment to sports. As a result of our study, it can be deduced that kick boxing can be done by individuals of all ages. © 2023, the Authors. Published by Archives of Budo.