DETERMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF NARCISM LEVELS AND BODY IMAGE

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between the level of narcissism and body perceptions of basketball and football players.'' Narcissistic Personality Inventory '' and '' Body Perception Scale '' were used as data collection tools in the study. The SPSS 20 packet program was used to for data analyze. “Kolmogorov-Smirnov” test has been used to determine whether the datas having a normal distribution or not, “Anova Homogenety of Variance” test has been applied to determine whether the datas having a homogeneity or not and the datas’ having homogenous and a normal distribution have been determined. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistical analysis, pearson correlation and regression was used. At the end of the study, it was determined that the basketball player's narcissism score is higher than footballers; it was determined that the footballer's body sensation score was higher than basketball players.