Research Article

Investigation of The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Leadership Orientations: A Research on University Athletes

Volume: 20 Number: 1 March 30, 2026
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Investigation of The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Leadership Orientations: A Research on University Athletes

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between university athletes' cognitive flexibility levels and their leadership orientations. The research group consists of 342 students studying at the Faculty of Sports Sciences at Selçuk University. The study was designed using a correlational survey model. The data collection tools used in the study were a ‘personal information form’, the “Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS)” and the “Multidimensional Leadership Orientations Scale (MLOS)”. Prior to data analysis, normality analysis was performed, and parametric tests were used for data showing a normal distribution, while non-parametric tests were used for data not showing a normal distribution. Results were interpreted at a significance level of p<.050. Cronbach's Alpha analysis was applied to examine the internal consistency values of the data. In conclusion, no significant difference was found between the participants' genders and their cognitive flexibility and leadership orientations. In terms of the sport type variable, while no significant difference was found in the participants' cognitive flexibility levels, a significant result was found in their leadership orientations in favour of those who played team sports in the human-centred leadership dimension. No significant relationship was found in cognitive flexibility in the age variable, while a negative significant relationship was observed in leadership orientations in the human-centred leadership dimension. Furthermore, no statistically significant relationship was found between participants' cognitive flexibility levels and leadership orientations

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Science and Exercise (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 30, 2026

Submission Date

January 16, 2026

Acceptance Date

March 26, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 20 Number: 1

APA
Dursun, M. (2026). Investigation of The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Leadership Orientations: A Research on University Athletes. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 20(1), 128-141. https://doi.org/10.61962/bsd.1864459
AMA
1.Dursun M. Investigation of The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Leadership Orientations: A Research on University Athletes. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;20(1):128-141. doi:10.61962/bsd.1864459
Chicago
Dursun, Mücahit. 2026. “Investigation of The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Leadership Orientations: A Research on University Athletes”. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 20 (1): 128-41. https://doi.org/10.61962/bsd.1864459.
EndNote
Dursun M (March 1, 2026) Investigation of The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Leadership Orientations: A Research on University Athletes. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 20 1 128–141.
IEEE
[1]M. Dursun, “Investigation of The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Leadership Orientations: A Research on University Athletes”, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 128–141, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.61962/bsd.1864459.
ISNAD
Dursun, Mücahit. “Investigation of The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Leadership Orientations: A Research on University Athletes”. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 20/1 (March 1, 2026): 128-141. https://doi.org/10.61962/bsd.1864459.
JAMA
1.Dursun M. Investigation of The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Leadership Orientations: A Research on University Athletes. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;20:128–141.
MLA
Dursun, Mücahit. “Investigation of The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Leadership Orientations: A Research on University Athletes”. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 128-41, doi:10.61962/bsd.1864459.
Vancouver
1.Mücahit Dursun. Investigation of The Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Leadership Orientations: A Research on University Athletes. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026 Mar. 1;20(1):128-41. doi:10.61962/bsd.1864459