Abstract
This study aims to determine the relationship between trait anxiety and superstitious belief tendency levels of female soccer players. The study was conducted with 161 soccer players selected by a simple random method among 272 active soccer players playing in nine teams competing in the first group of the Women’s 1st League of the Turkish Football Federation. The study utilized the Trait Anxiety Scale, the Superstitious Belief and Behavior Scale in Sports, and a Personal Information Form as instruments for data collection. Data analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS statistical software. Employing a survey model within the framework of quantitative research methods, the research aimed to gather and analyze data systematically. Frequency distributions, arithmetic averages, standard deviations, skewness, and kurtosis values were analyzed to evaluate the data obtained. Pearson product-moment correlation analysis (r) was applied to determine the relationship between the scores obtained from the scales in the study. As a result, a low positive correlation was found between trait anxiety levels and superstitious behavior levels of female soccer players. It is thought that this situation may be due to the inability of athletes to manage their anxiety states that arise as a result of their fear of losing or their ambition to succeed, and that they turn to superstitious behaviors that exist in all beliefs from past to present and are widely used in sports fields as well as in daily life.