The Investigation of Basic Psychological Needs of Referees Actively Working in Different Branches

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to examine the basic psychological needs of referees who are active in different branches in terms of various variables. For the model of the research, the survey model, one of the quantitative research types, was chosen. The universe of the research is composed of referees working in different branches in Mugla Province and 167 referees whose sample was selected by a randomized sampling method and voluntarily participated in the research. The 8-question "Personal Information Form" organized by the researchers was used to determine the demographic characteristics of the participants, and the "Basic Psychological Needs Scale" was used to determine the basic psychological needs. The data obtained from the form and scale used were analyzed using the SPSS 17 package program. Frequency, percentage, average, and standard deviation values were used in the analysis of the data. Data normal distributions were analyzed with Skewness-Kurtosis values. Since the data showed normal distribution, t-test, and ANOVA tests, which are parametric, were used, and the significance level was accepted as p<0.05. According to the findings of the study, referees' basic psychological needs did not display a significant difference with the variables of age, education level, refereeing time, and refereeing classification. It was found that the needs of the participants in the relatedness sub-dimension were higher than their needs in the other sub-dimensions. As a result, it can be said that the basic psychological needs of the referees participated in the research are high.