Examination of the relationship between team (group) harmony and role perception among players: A research on veteran national players

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is examining the relationship between team (group) harmony and positive role perception. In addition, the present research aims at examining whether there are significant differences in players attitudes toward team (group) harmony and role perception in terms of age groups, gender, length of sporting, and country distributions. 29 female, 46 male; a total of 76 elite veteran players selected via random sampling method among elite veteran players who participated in international veteran friendly matches participated in the research. Questionnaire form that consists of three parts was used as the data collection tool of the present study. First part of the questionnaire form includes 4 questions about the players' personal information; Group Environment Questionnaire developed by Carron et al. (1985) is the second part of the questionnaire; and Role Perception Scale developed by Beauchamp et al. (2002) is the third part of the questionnaire. According to research findings; there are significant differences in players' team (group) harmony and role perception levels in terms of age groups, gender, length of sporting and country distributions (p<0.005). Research findings revealed a positive significant correlation between team (group) harmony and positive role perception at 0.01 significance level. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.