Türk Fiziksel Engelli Sporcularda Yılmazlık: Spora Katılımın Rolü

Yıl 2020, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 30, 2401 - 2425, 31.10.2020

Didem Aydoğan , Gaye Hadi

https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.769829

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı fiziksel engelli sporcularda yılmazlık kaynaklarını incelemektir. Araştırma fiziksel engelli sporcuların yaşamlarındaki koruyucu faktörlerini derinlemesini incelemeyi amaçlayan nitel bir çalışmadır. Araştırmanın katılımcılarını belirlemek üzere amaçlı örneklem yönteminden yararlanılmış olup, katılımcıların belirlenmesinde şu ölçütler dikkate alınmıştır: (I) Fizisel bir engele sahip olma, (II) En az 18 yaşında olma, (III) Şu anda bir spora devam etme, (IV) Spor alanında ulusal ya da uluslararası başarılar sahip olmadır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları beş kadın ve yedi erkek olmak üzere 12 fiziksel engelli sporcudan oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin analizinde içerik analiz tekniğinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçları sosyal destek, maneviyat ve inancı içeren pozitif bakış açısının yılmazlığı güçlendiren önemli koruyucu faktörler olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Sportif aktivitelere katılımın, bu aktivitelerdeki yaşantıların, burada oluşturulan kişilerarası ilişkilerin ve sporda elde edilen başarıların katılımcılarda yılmazlık için önemli bir güç kaynak olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Fiziksel engellilik, yılmazlık, sporcular, spor

Destekleyen Kurum

Herhangi bir kurumdan destek alınmamıştır.

Proje Numarası

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Resilience in Turkish Physically Disabled Athletes: The Role of Sport Participation

Öz

The purpose of the study was to examine sources of resilience for physical disability athletes. This is a qualitative study aiming for in-depth investigation of protective mechanisms for physical disability athetes in their lives. The criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used to determine the participants of the current study: (I) Having an acquired physical (orthopedic) disability. (II) Being at least over the age of 18, (III) Currently, participating in a sport and, (IV) having national or international achievements in their recognized sports. The participants consisted of 12 physically disabled athletes five of whom were women and seven of whom were men. A semi-structured interview technique was employed in the present study. Content analysis was used to analyze data obtained in the study. Resulting social support, included the positive outlook one has, spirituality and belief, demonstrated significant protective factors for strengthening resilience. It was shown that participating in sporting activities, the experiences during these activities, the interpersonal relations established through them, and receiving achievements in this context provides significant strength for people.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Physical disability, resilience, atheletes, sport

Proje Numarası

Projeden hazırlanmamıştır.

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