Research Article

The Effect of Mindfulness on Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athletes: Moderated Mediation Control of Moral Metacognition and Emotional Intelligence

Volume: 9 Number: 1 June 29, 2025
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The Effect of Mindfulness on Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athletes: Moderated Mediation Control of Moral Metacognition and Emotional Intelligence

Abstract

This study has been conducted to determine the effect of conscious awareness of sports high school students on moral decision-making attitudes and the mechanism that underlies this effect. 899 sports high school students (284 female and 615 male) participated in this research conducted in the relational screening model. When examining the data, SPSS and AMOS programs have been used. In the analysis of the data, confirmatory factor analysis was first performed to test the measurement model. And in the examination of the hypotheses of the study, regression analysis based on correlation test and Bootstrap method were used. In the study, significant positive relationships are identified between mindfulness and moral decision-making attitude, moral metacognition, and emotional intelligence. According to the results of regression analysis based on the Bootstrap method, the indirect effect of mindfulness on moral decision-making attitude through moral metacognition (Hypothesis I) has been found to be significant. The regulatory role of emotional intelligence (Hypothesis II) in the effect of mindfulness on moral metacognition has been observed to be significant. In situations where emotional intelligence is low and medium, the effect of conscious awareness on moral metacognition is significant and when high, it has been observed to be insignificant. In the indirect effect of mindfulness on moral decision-making through moral metacognition, the regulatory effect of emotional intelligence (Hypothesis III) has been found to be insignificant. It has been observed that mindfulness positively affects the attitude of moral decision-making through moral metacognition in sports high school students, and the effect of mindfulness on moral metacognition is regulated by emotional intelligence. However, it has been found that the situational mediating role of emotional intelligence is not effective in the effect of mindfulness on moral decision-making attitudes through moral metacognition.

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Supporting Institution

This study was supported by Atatürk University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit.

Project Number

SDK-2023-12391

Ethical Statement

The data of the study were collected after the decision of Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University Human Research Health and Sports Ethics Committee (protocol no: 20.02.2023-02/11) and the research application permission of the Ministry of National Education General Directorate of Vocational and Technical Education (dated 28.03.2023 and numbered E-62045208-605.01-73247518) after the informed consent of the participants was obtained. Participants were informed that they could withdraw from the study at any time. All procedures performed in this study were by the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and ethical standards.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Science and Exercise (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

April 18, 2025

Publication Date

June 29, 2025

Submission Date

January 30, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 27, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Seçer, E., Tozoğlu, E., & Uçan, İ. (2025). The Effect of Mindfulness on Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athletes: Moderated Mediation Control of Moral Metacognition and Emotional Intelligence. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science, 9(1), 66-81. https://doi.org/10.46463/ijrss.1630014
AMA
1.Seçer E, Tozoğlu E, Uçan İ. The Effect of Mindfulness on Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athletes: Moderated Mediation Control of Moral Metacognition and Emotional Intelligence. INTJORASS. 2025;9(1):66-81. doi:10.46463/ijrss.1630014
Chicago
Seçer, Emrah, Erdoğan Tozoğlu, and İzzet Uçan. 2025. “The Effect of Mindfulness on Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athletes: Moderated Mediation Control of Moral Metacognition and Emotional Intelligence”. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science 9 (1): 66-81. https://doi.org/10.46463/ijrss.1630014.
EndNote
Seçer E, Tozoğlu E, Uçan İ (June 1, 2025) The Effect of Mindfulness on Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athletes: Moderated Mediation Control of Moral Metacognition and Emotional Intelligence. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science 9 1 66–81.
IEEE
[1]E. Seçer, E. Tozoğlu, and İ. Uçan, “The Effect of Mindfulness on Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athletes: Moderated Mediation Control of Moral Metacognition and Emotional Intelligence”, INTJORASS, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 66–81, June 2025, doi: 10.46463/ijrss.1630014.
ISNAD
Seçer, Emrah - Tozoğlu, Erdoğan - Uçan, İzzet. “The Effect of Mindfulness on Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athletes: Moderated Mediation Control of Moral Metacognition and Emotional Intelligence”. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science 9/1 (June 1, 2025): 66-81. https://doi.org/10.46463/ijrss.1630014.
JAMA
1.Seçer E, Tozoğlu E, Uçan İ. The Effect of Mindfulness on Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athletes: Moderated Mediation Control of Moral Metacognition and Emotional Intelligence. INTJORASS. 2025;9:66–81.
MLA
Seçer, Emrah, et al. “The Effect of Mindfulness on Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athletes: Moderated Mediation Control of Moral Metacognition and Emotional Intelligence”. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science, vol. 9, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 66-81, doi:10.46463/ijrss.1630014.
Vancouver
1.Emrah Seçer, Erdoğan Tozoğlu, İzzet Uçan. The Effect of Mindfulness on Moral Decision-Making Attitudes in Athletes: Moderated Mediation Control of Moral Metacognition and Emotional Intelligence. INTJORASS. 2025 Jun. 1;9(1):66-81. doi:10.46463/ijrss.1630014