140 © 2019 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Asian Journal of Education and Training Vol. 5, No. 1, 140-145, 2019 ISSN(E) 2519-5387 DOI: 10.20448/journal.522.2019.51.140.145 © 2019 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group An Analysis of Conflict Styles in Terms of Various Variables among Athletes Participated in Turkey Inter-Unıversities Wushu Championship Zühal Kılınç 1  Nevzat Dinçer 2 ( Corresponding Author) 1,2 Batman University, Batman, Turkey Abstract In this paper, the conflict styles of 288 athletes participated in Turkey Inter-Universities Wushu Championship in Antalya in the academic year 2017-2018 were evaluated. The research presents the significance for revealing the athletes’ conflict styles with their families, trainers and teammates and creating solutions. The questionnaire was used as a data collection tool in the research. This scale was adapted from the measurement used in the undergraduate students by Önder (2008). The athletes’ conflict styles were determined with their responses to the questions as (2,02±1,07) in the vertical conflict on average. In the horizontal conflict and vertical conflict sub-dimensions, the athletes were seen to experience less conflicts (1,90±,985). The significant differences were found between the vertical conflict and horizontal conflict sub-dimensions in the variables of age, educational back ground, undergraduate year and domicile. In accordance with the gender variable, a significant difference was found in the horizontal conflict sub-dimension. The female athletes were considered to experience horizontal conflicts less than the male ones among themselves. This paper has great importance since it keeps light on the managers and the athletes. In conclusion, the athletes participated in the vertical and horizontal conflict sub- dimensions less. This means that the athletes have positive approaches to conflicts, and that they are well-intentioned in conflict management. It is possible to say that conlicts are experienced less by them since sportive performance makes positive effects. Keywords: Conflict, Athlete, Struggle athlete, University, Education, Coach Citation | Zühal Kılınç; Nevzat Dinçer (2019). An Analysis of Conflict Styles in Terms of Various Variables among Athletes Participated in Turkey Inter-Unıversities Wushu Championship. Asian Journal of Education and Training, 5(1): 140-145. History: Received: 7 November 2018 Revised: 20 December 2018 Accepted: 14 January 2019 Published: 2 February 2019 Licensed: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License Publisher: Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Contribution/Acknowledgement: Both authors contributed to the conception and design of the study. Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. Transparency: The authors confirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 141 2. Method ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 141 3. Findings ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 142 4. Discussion and Conclusion........................................................................................................................................................... 144 References ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 145