Point Attitude Toward Sports, Mental Well-Being, and Subjective Vitality: An Examination Through a Mediation Model

Abstract

This study examines the effect of university students’ attitudes toward sport on subjective vitality and investigates the mediating role of mental well-being in this relationship. The research was structured within the framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior and conducted using a relational survey design. The study population consisted of undergraduate students enrolled at various universities in Türkiye , and the sample comprised 640 students who participated on a voluntary basis. Data were collected using standardized instruments measuring attitudes toward sport, mental well-being, and subjective vitality. Prior to hypothesis testing, data suitability was examined, and the factor structures of the measurement instruments were tested using confirmatory factor analysis. Relationships among the variables were analyzed through correlation analyses, followed by regression and bootstrap-based mediation analyses. Mediation analyses were conducted using Model 4 of the PROCESS Macro developed by Hayes. The results revealed significant and positive relationships between attitudes toward sport and mental well-being, mental well-being and subjective vitality, and attitudes toward sport and subjective vitality. Regression analyses indicated that attitudes toward sport significantly predicted subjective vitality. Moreover, mediation analyses demonstrated that mental well-being played a statistically significant mediating role in this relationship. These findings suggest that positive attitudes toward sport enhance subjective vitality not only directly but also indirectly through mental well-being. Overall, the study highlights the importance of sport- and physical activity–based practices in supporting university students’ well-being.

Keywords

• Sports
• Attitude toward sports
• Mental well-being
• Subjective vitality

Spora Yönelim, Mental İyi Oluş ve Öznel Zindelik: Aracılık Modeli Üzerine Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Bu çalışma, üniversite öğrencilerinin spora yönelik tutumlarının öznel zindelik düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisini ve bu ilişkide mental iyi oluşun aracılık rolünü incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, Planlanmış Davranış Teorisi çerçevesinde yapılandırılmış ve ilişkisel tarama modeli temelinde yürütülmüştür. Çalışmanın evrenini, Türkiye’nin farklı üniversitelerinde öğrenim gören lisans öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Gönüllülük esasına dayalı olarak belirlenen ölçütleri karşılayan toplam 640 üniversite öğrencisi araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturmuştur. Veriler, spora yönelik tutum, mental iyi oluş ve öznel zindelik değişkenlerini ölçmeye yönelik standart ölçekler aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Analiz sürecinde öncelikle verilerin analizlere uygunluğu incelenmiş, ardından ölçme araçlarının faktör yapıları doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile test edilmiştir. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler korelasyon analizleriyle değerlendirilmiş; hipotezlerin sınanmasında regresyon ve bootstrap temelli aracılık analizlerinden yararlanılmıştır. Aracılık analizleri, Hayes tarafından geliştirilen PROCESS Macro’nun Model 4’ü kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analiz sonuçları, spora yönelik tutum ile mental iyi oluş, mental iyi oluş ile öznel zindelik ve spora yönelik tutum ile öznel zindelik arasında anlamlı ve pozitif ilişkiler bulunduğunu göstermektedir. Regresyon analizleri, spora yönelik tutumun öznel zindeliği doğrudan ve anlamlı biçimde yordadığını ortaya koyarken, aracılık analizleri mental iyi oluşun bu ilişkide istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir aracı rol üstlendiğini göstermiştir. Bulgular, spora yönelik olumlu tutumların öznel zindeliği mental iyi oluş üzerinden işleyen bütüncül bir mekanizma aracılığıyla güçlendirdiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Bu yönüyle çalışma, üniversite öğrencilerinin iyi oluşunu desteklemeye yönelik spor ve fiziksel aktivite temelli uygulamaların önemine dikkat çekmektedir.

Keywords

• Spor
• Spora yönelik tutum
• Mental iyi oluş
• Öznel zindelik

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