Sports Commitment and Phubbing: Reflections From Various Sports Disciplines

This research aimed to investigate the relationship between sports commitment and phubbing. A total of 477 athletes participated in the study, comprising 220 female and 257 male athletes actively involved in various sports: athletics (n=86), badminton (n=11), basketball (n=62), football (n=101), futsal (n=22), handball (n=17), table tennis (n=17), archery (n=36), and volleyball (n=125). Research data were collected using scales measuring sports commitment and general phubbing. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed on the scales. In addition to descriptive analyses, t-tests and correlation analyses were employed. The findings revealed significant variations in the research scales based on the type of sport and branch. According to the correlation analysis results, a significant, negative, and weak correlation was found between the vigor subdimension of the Sports Commitment Scale and the interpersonal conflict (r=-.113), self-isolation (r=-.179), and problem awareness (r=-.146) subdimensions of the General Phubbing Scale. A significant, negative, and weak correlation was also found between the absorption subdimension of the Sports Commitment Scale and the self-isolation (r=-.110) and problem awareness (r=-.120) subdimensions of the General Phubbing Scale. In conclusion, it can be said that as vigor and absorption, which are components of commitment to sports, increase, phubbing behaviors will decrease.