Elit Sporcuların Akıl Dışı Performans İnançları ile Sporda Kaygı Seviyeleri Arasındaki İlişkilerin İncelenmesi
Year 2023,
Volume: 12 Issue: 4, 1967 - 1978, 26.12.2023
İbrahim Orkun Akcan
,
Pınar Yılmaz
,
Halit Şar
,
Cengiz Ölmez
Abstract
Bu çalışmanın amacı, elit sporcuların akıldışı performans inançları ile kaygı düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Araştırma, yaşları 15 ile 55 arasında değişen 285 erkek ve kadın elit sporcunun gönüllü katılımıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sürecinde sporcuların sporda akıldışı performans inançları ve kaygı düzeyleri incelenmiştir. Bu amaçla Akıldışı Performans İnançları Envanteri-2 ve Sporda Kaygı Ölçeği-2 kullanılmıştır. Sporcuların kaygı düzeyleri ve akıldışı performans inançları, cinsiyet ve spor türü değişkenleri dikkate alınarak incelenmiştir. Karşılaştırmalı analizler için tek yönlü ANOVA testi, ilişkisel incelemeler için ise Pearson Korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, kadın sporcuların daha kaygılı olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca, spor disiplinlerine göre yapılan incelemede, sporcuların kaygı düzeyleri ile akıldışı performans inançları arasındaki farklılıkların spor türüne bağlı olarak değiştiği bulunmuştur. Genel incelemede, sporcuların kaygı düzeyleri ile akıldışı performans inançları arasında anlamlı ilişkiler bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, sporcuların kaygı düzeyleri akıldışı performans inançlarını etkilemekte ve bu ilişki cinsiyetler ve spor disiplinleri arasında farklılık göstermektedir.
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Examination of the Relationship Between Irrational Performance Beliefs and Levels of Anxiety of Elite Athletes in Sports
Year 2023,
Volume: 12 Issue: 4, 1967 - 1978, 26.12.2023
İbrahim Orkun Akcan
,
Pınar Yılmaz
,
Halit Şar
,
Cengiz Ölmez
Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between irrational performance beliefs and anxiety levels in elite athletes. The research was conducted with the voluntary participation of 285 male and female elite athletes between the ages of 15 and 55, During the research process, athletes' irrational performance beliefs and anxiety levels in sports were investigated. For this purpose, the Irrational Performance Beliefs inventory-2 and the Sport Anxiety Scale-2 were used. Athletes' anxiety levels and irrational performance beliefs were examined considering gender and sport type variables. One-way ANOVA test was used for comparative analysis, and Pearson Correlation analysis was employed for relational examinations. The findings revealed that female athletes were more anxious. Furthermore, in the examination conducted based on sports disciplines, it was found that the differences between athletes' anxiety levels and irrational performance beliefs varied depending on the sport type. in the overall examination, significant relationships were found between athletes' anxiety levels and irrational performance beliefs. in conclusion, athletes' anxiety levels affect their irrational performance beliefs, and this relationship differs among genders and sports disciplines.
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