摘要：The purpose of the study is to determine the thought controls, obsession and superstition of the footballers who are playing for professional football clubs in Anatolian part of Istanbul. The study also aims to find out whether these determined features change according to socio demographic variables. In accordance with the purpose of the study, the official website of Turkey Football Federation was examined and it was found that there are 7 professional football clubs in the Anatolian part of the Province of Istanbul and they play at super league, 1st, 2nd and 3rd leagues. After obtaining this information, the ethical approval was taken from the Kocaeli University, Clinical Research Non-entrepreneurial Ethics Committee. Later, we got in touch with those football clubs. 233 professional football players from these clubs were applied Information Form, Superstition and Behaviour in Sports Inventory, Mausley Obsessive Compulsive Scale and Thought Controlling Scale. While the data was analysed, Independents Sample T test, among parametric tests, was applied to compare paired groups, variance analysis was applied to compare multiple groups. As a result, it was found out that superstition and behaviours of the footballers showed a significant difference according to the league in which they play, and the totem and their nationality. However, their thought control level showed a significant difference according to the variables like how long they have played professionally, their league and their nationality. Similarly, obsessive and compulsive disorder showed a significant difference according to the variables such as how long they have played professionally, their league, totem and their nationality. No significant difference was observed in any of the scales for obsessive compulsive disorder, thought control, and superstitions according to the age, educational status, and marital status of the footballers. In the light of these findings, it was considered that more detailed studuies should be performed as there are no other studies done in this field in the Literature.
其他关键词：Sport Psychology, Superstition in Sport, Obsession, Thought Control, Professional Footballer, Totem
