Research Article

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Mental Resilience and Sporting Self-Confidence Among Athletes in Different Disciplines

Volume: 8 Number: 2 June 30, 2026
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An Examination Of The Relationship Between Mental Resilience and Sporting Self-Confidence Among Athletes in Different Disciplines

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between mental resilience and athletic self-confidence in athletes from different sports. The research was conducted using a correlational survey model. The population consisted of 4,314 licensed athletes in siirt province participating in athletics, volleyball, basketball, and judo, while the sample consisted of 306 volunteer athletes, 176 of whom were male (57.5%) and 130 of whom were female (42.5%). Data were collected using the seydaoğulları (2018) mental toughness ınventory in sports and the vealey (1986) sport self-confidence ınventory (adapted by engür et al., 2006). Analyses were performed in spss 27.0 using the following methods: post-normality independent samples t-test, one-way anova, tukey post-hoc, and pearson correlation. According to the research findings, a low-level, statistically significant positive relationship was found between mental resilience and athletic self-confidence. No significant differences were found in mental resilience and self-confidence levels based on gender and age variables. While no significant differences were found in self-confidence levels based on sport variable, significant differences were determined in mental resilience levels. Post-hoc analysis results showed that volleyball players had higher mental resilience scores than judo players. No significant differences were found in self-confidence levels based on the variable of years of sports participation, while mental resilience levels were found to increase significantly with increasing sports experience. In particular, it was determined that the mental resilience scores of individuals who had been participating in sports for 10 years or more were higher than those who had been participating in sports for 1–3 years. A significant and positive relationship was found between mental resilience and athletic self-confidence. It was determined that mental resilience is particularly influenced by the variables of sport discipline and sporting experience, while confidence levels did not differ significantly according to demographic variables. In this regard, it is considered important to systematically incorporate mental skills training alongside physical training in the performance development process of athletes.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Science and Exercise (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2026

Submission Date

May 23, 2026

Acceptance Date

June 26, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Ekin, A., Öner, İ., & Kızılkaya, K. (2026). An Examination Of The Relationship Between Mental Resilience and Sporting Self-Confidence Among Athletes in Different Disciplines. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, 8(2), 281-289. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1957870
AMA
1.Ekin A, Öner İ, Kızılkaya K. An Examination Of The Relationship Between Mental Resilience and Sporting Self-Confidence Among Athletes in Different Disciplines. JSAR. 2026;8(2):281-289. doi:10.56639/jsar.1957870
Chicago
Ekin, Abdulkadir, İsmail Öner, and Kemal Kızılkaya. 2026. “An Examination Of The Relationship Between Mental Resilience and Sporting Self-Confidence Among Athletes in Different Disciplines”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 8 (2): 281-89. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1957870.
EndNote
Ekin A, Öner İ, Kızılkaya K (June 1, 2026) An Examination Of The Relationship Between Mental Resilience and Sporting Self-Confidence Among Athletes in Different Disciplines. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 8 2 281–289.
IEEE
[1]A. Ekin, İ. Öner, and K. Kızılkaya, “An Examination Of The Relationship Between Mental Resilience and Sporting Self-Confidence Among Athletes in Different Disciplines”, JSAR, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 281–289, June 2026, doi: 10.56639/jsar.1957870.
ISNAD
Ekin, Abdulkadir - Öner, İsmail - Kızılkaya, Kemal. “An Examination Of The Relationship Between Mental Resilience and Sporting Self-Confidence Among Athletes in Different Disciplines”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 8/2 (June 1, 2026): 281-289. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1957870.
JAMA
1.Ekin A, Öner İ, Kızılkaya K. An Examination Of The Relationship Between Mental Resilience and Sporting Self-Confidence Among Athletes in Different Disciplines. JSAR. 2026;8:281–289.
MLA
Ekin, Abdulkadir, et al. “An Examination Of The Relationship Between Mental Resilience and Sporting Self-Confidence Among Athletes in Different Disciplines”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2026, pp. 281-9, doi:10.56639/jsar.1957870.
Vancouver
1.Abdulkadir Ekin, İsmail Öner, Kemal Kızılkaya. An Examination Of The Relationship Between Mental Resilience and Sporting Self-Confidence Among Athletes in Different Disciplines. JSAR. 2026 Jun. 1;8(2):281-9. doi:10.56639/jsar.1957870

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