Examining the Effects of Sports on Borderline Personality, Violence and Crime Tendency

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between borderline personality traits and tendencies toward violence and crime among university students in the context of sports participation and demographic variables. Borderline personality traits were specifically addressed, as they are direc...

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Main Author: Savaş Aydın
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Language:English
Published: Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi 2025-08-01
Series:Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
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description The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between borderline personality traits and tendencies toward violence and crime among university students in the context of sports participation and demographic variables. Borderline personality traits were specifically addressed, as they are directly linked to behaviors such as impulsivity, poor anger control, and aggression, which are closely associated with violence and criminal tendencies. A total of 384 students, 151 male and 233 female, studying at university and selected by random sampling method participated in this study, which was conducted with a quantitative approach based on the descriptive survey model. Borderline Personality Questionnaire (BPQ), Borderline Evaluation of Severity over Time (BEST), Measures of Criminal Attitudes and Associates and a demographic information form developed by the researcher were used as data collection tools. Data were analyzed using SPSS program. Since normality was not provided in the data, Mann-Whitney U test was used in paired group comparisons, Kruskal-Wallis H Test was used in multiple group comparisons and Spearman Correlation Test was used to examine the relationship between variables. Based on the findings obtained in the study, significant differences were found between the scores of the Borderline Personality Questionnaire, Borderline Evaluation of Severity over Time, Measures of Criminal Attitudes and Associates of the university students and the variables of gender, sports status, sports year, class level and faculty (p
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spelling doaj-art-2cb5102c0f6b47ca9d91abc380682ee82025-08-20T03:38:44ZengVan Yüzüncü Yıl ÜniversitesiVan Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi1305-20202025-08-012226346591655Examining the Effects of Sports on Borderline Personality, Violence and Crime TendencySavaş Aydın0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2224-3997VAN YÜZÜNCÜ YIL ÜNİVERSİTESİThe aim of this study is to examine the relationship between borderline personality traits and tendencies toward violence and crime among university students in the context of sports participation and demographic variables. Borderline personality traits were specifically addressed, as they are directly linked to behaviors such as impulsivity, poor anger control, and aggression, which are closely associated with violence and criminal tendencies. A total of 384 students, 151 male and 233 female, studying at university and selected by random sampling method participated in this study, which was conducted with a quantitative approach based on the descriptive survey model. Borderline Personality Questionnaire (BPQ), Borderline Evaluation of Severity over Time (BEST), Measures of Criminal Attitudes and Associates and a demographic information form developed by the researcher were used as data collection tools. Data were analyzed using SPSS program. Since normality was not provided in the data, Mann-Whitney U test was used in paired group comparisons, Kruskal-Wallis H Test was used in multiple group comparisons and Spearman Correlation Test was used to examine the relationship between variables. Based on the findings obtained in the study, significant differences were found between the scores of the Borderline Personality Questionnaire, Borderline Evaluation of Severity over Time, Measures of Criminal Attitudes and Associates of the university students and the variables of gender, sports status, sports year, class level and faculty (phttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4717383beden eğitimi ve sporkişilikşiddetsuça eğilim.physical education and sportspersonalityviolencetendency to crime.
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Examining the Effects of Sports on Borderline Personality, Violence and Crime Tendency
Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
beden eğitimi ve spor
kişilik
şiddet
suça eğilim.
physical education and sports
personality
violence
tendency to crime.
title Examining the Effects of Sports on Borderline Personality, Violence and Crime Tendency
title_full Examining the Effects of Sports on Borderline Personality, Violence and Crime Tendency
title_fullStr Examining the Effects of Sports on Borderline Personality, Violence and Crime Tendency
title_full_unstemmed Examining the Effects of Sports on Borderline Personality, Violence and Crime Tendency
title_short Examining the Effects of Sports on Borderline Personality, Violence and Crime Tendency
title_sort examining the effects of sports on borderline personality violence and crime tendency
topic beden eğitimi ve spor
kişilik
şiddet
suça eğilim.
physical education and sports
personality
violence
tendency to crime.
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4717383
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