Emotional Eating, Mindfulness and Psychological Well-Being in Combat Athletes

Year 2021, Volume: 10 Issue: 3, 542 - 549, 23.09.2021

Yusuf Soylu

https://doi.org/10.37989/gumussagbil.957866

Cited By: 5

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between emotional eating, mindfulness and psychological well-being in combat athletes. 590 combat athletes (male = 407, female = 183) participated in the study. In the study, emotional eating scale mindfulness inventory for sport and psychological well-being scale were used. As a result of this study, national athletes were assessed differences in emotional eating, mindfulness and psychological well-being. The results showed that national team athletes were higher levels of emotional eating than other athletes (p<0.05). Relationship of emotional eating, mindfulness and psychological well-being was determinant pearson correlation analysis. There was a significantly differences between emotional eating, mindfulness and psychological well-being (p<0.05). As emotional eating increases, awareness and refocus levels decrease, while the sub-dimension of non-judgmental increases. On the other hand, there is a negative difference between emotional eating tendency and psychological well-being, and an increase in emotional eating decreases psychological well-being. As the level of conscious awareness increases, the level of psychological well-being also increases. According to the results of the study, while emotional eating causes impairment in the level of awareness in combat athletes, it also negatively affects psychological well-being. It can be thought that these effects may cause difficulties in weight loss processes and physical and psychological performance decreases for combat athletes while preparing for competitions.

Keywords

Emotional Eating, Mindfulness, Psychological Well-being, Combat Sports, Health

Mücadele Sporcularında Duygusal Yeme, Bilinçli Farkındalık ve Psikolojik İyi Oluş

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, mücadele sporcularında duygusal yeme, bilinçli farkındalık ve psikolojik iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Araştırmaya 590 mücadele sporcusu (erkek = 407, kadın = 183) katılmıştır. Araştırmada duygusal yeme ölçeği, sporcu bilinçli farkındalık ölçeği ve psikolojik iyi oluş ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre, sporcuların millilik durumuna göre incelendiğinde, mili sporcuların duygusal yeme ve alt boyutlarında diğer sporculara göre daha fazla duygusal yeme düzeylerine sahip oldukları görülmüştür (p<0.05). Duygusal yeme, bilinçli farkındalık ve psikolojik iyi oluş arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Duygusal yeme arttıkça farkındalık ve yeniden odaklanma düzeylerinde düşüş olurken yargılamama alt boyutunda artış olmaktadır. Duygusal yeme eğilimi ve psikolojik iyi oluş arasında ise negatif yönde bir ilişki olduğu ve duygusal yeme artışı psikolojik iyi oluşu azaltmaktadır. Bilinçli farkındalık düzeyi yükseldikçe psikolojik iyi oluş düzeyi de yükselmektedir. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre, duygusal yeme mücadele sporcularında farkındalık düzeylerinde bozulmalara neden olurken aynı zamanda psikolojik iyi oluşu da olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir. Bu etkilerin mücadele sporcuları için müsabakalara hazırlanırken kilo düşme süreçlerinde zorlanmalara fiziksel ve psikolojik olarak performans düşüşleri yaşamalarına neden olabileceği düşünülebilir.

Keywords

Duygusal Yeme, Bilinçli Farkındalık, Psikolojik İyi oluş, Mücadele Sporları, Sağlık

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