Psychological Skills and Mental Toughness Affect Aerobic Endurance and Change of Direction Speed in Adolescent Female Soccer Players?

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 237 - 249, 28.06.2025

Şinasi Özsaydı , Ali Keleş , Banu Kabak , Selman Kaya , Gökhan Deliceoğlu

https://doi.org/10.38021/asbid.1637982

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effects of psychological skills and mental toughness on aerobic endurance and change of direction abilities in football players. The study included 55 female athletes aged between 13 and 17. Demographic data of the athletes were collected, followed by the administration of the Sport Mental Toughness Inventory and the Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports. Afterward, a 15-minute dynamic warm-up routine was completed, followed by the Illinois Agility Test. The 20-meter shuttle run test was also administered. The two measurement sessions were conducted 48 hours apart. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS Statistics software version 26.0. For regression graphics, the Jamovi statistical analysis program version 2.6.2.0 was utilized. Mean, standard deviation (SD), linear regression, and skewness-kurtosis values of the variables were calculated for the entire sample . There is no statistically significant relationship between the change of direction values of the football players and the mental endurance and psychological skill variables. While there is no statistically significant correlation between the endurance values of the football players and mental endurance, there is a moderately positive and statistically significant correlation between the endurance values and psychological skill. Psychological skills have a positive effect on aerobic endurance in adolescent female football players, whereas mental toughness does not appear to have an effect. Additionally, neither psychological skills nor mental toughness were found to have an effect on change of direction performance.

Keywords

Adolescent Female Soccer , Psychological Skills , Mental Toughness , Aerobic Endurance , Change of Direction.

Adölesan Kadın Futbolcularda Psikolojik Beceri ve Zihinsel Dayanıklılık, Aerobik Dayanıklılık ve Yön Değiştirme Hızını Etkiler mi?

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, futbolcularda psikolojik beceri ve zihinsel dayanıklılığın aerobik dayanıklılık ve yön değiştirme becerileri üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir. Çalışmaya 13-17 yaş arası 55 kadın sporcu dahil edilmiştir. Sporcuların demografik bilgileri toplandı, ardından sporda zihinsel dayanıklılık envanteri ve spor için psikolojik beceriler envanteri uygulandı, ardından 15 dakikalık dinamik ısınma egzersizleri ve Illinois testi yapıldı. 20m mekik koşusu testi yapılmıştır. İki ölçüm günü 48 saat arayla yapılmıştır. İstatistiksel analizler SPSS istatistik yazılımı versiyon 26.0 kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Regresyon grafikleri için Jamovi versiyon 2.6.2.0 istatistiksel analiz programı kullanıldı. Değişkenlerin ortalama, standart sapma (SD) Lineer Regresyon ve Skewness-Kurtosis değerleri tüm örneklem için hesaplanmıştır. Futbolcuların yön değiştirme değerleri ile zihinsel dayanıklılık ve psikolojik beceri değişkenleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki yoktur. Futbolcuların dayanıklılık değerleri ile mental dayanıklılık arasında statistiksel olarak anlamlı bir korelasyon bulunmazken, dayanıklılık değerleri ile psikolojik beceri arasında orta derecede pozitif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir korelasyon bulunmaktadır. Ergen kadın futbolcuların psikolojik becerileri aerobik dayanıklılık üzerinde pozitif bir etkiye sahipken, zihinsel dayanıklılığın aerobik dayanıklılık üzerinde bir etkisi yoktur. Psikolojik beceriler ve zihinsel dayanıklılığın yön değiştirme hızı üzerinde etkisi yoktur.

Keywords

Adölesan Kadın Futbolu , Psikolojik Beceriler , Zihinsel Dayanıklılık , Aerobik Dayanıklılık , Yön Değiştirme

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