Relationship Between Psychological Adjustment and Athlete Mental Health Continuity

Year 2024, Volume: 6 Issue: 3, 323 - 333, 30.09.2024

Muhammet Talha Han

https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1510036

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between athlete mental health continuity and psychological adjustment. The Psychological Adjustment and Athlete Mental Health Continuity scales were employed, and a total of 400 participants, comprising 147 females and 253 males, volunteered. The factor structures of the scales were tested using IBM AMOS 24, and the study's hypothesis was examined using IBM SPSS 24. The effect sizes of independent variables on dependent variables were assessed using "Cohen's d". The results of Pearson correlation analysis indicate a positive and statistically significant relationship between psychological adjustment and athlete mental health continuity (r = .209, p < .01). This finding suggests that an increase in psychological adjustment is associated with an increase in athlete mental health continuity. Consequently, it can be stated that psychological adjustment positively contributes to individuals' mental health continuity. This finding underscores the significance of regular exercise in psychological resilience and is consistent with the results of similar studies in the literature.

Keywords

Sport, Athlete, Adjustment, Psychological Adjustment, Mental Health, Sport Psychology

Psikolojik Uyum ile Sporcu Ruh Sağlığı Sürekliliği Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Bu araştırma, sporcu ruh sağlığı sürekliliği ile psikolojik uyum arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektedir. Araştırmada, Psikolojik Uyum ve Sporcu Ruh Sağlığı Sürekliliği ölçekleri kullanılmış ve 147 kadın ve 253 erkek olmak üzere toplamda 400 kişi gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Ölçeklerin faktör yapıları IBM AMOS 24 kullanılarak test edilmiş ve çalışmanın hipotezi IBM SPSS 24 ile incelenmiştir. Bağımsız değişkenlerin bağımlı değişkenler üzerindeki etki büyüklükleri “Cohen’s d” ile değerlendirilmiştir. Pearson korelasyon analizi sonuçları, psikolojik uyum ile sporcu ruh sağlığı sürekliliği arasında pozitif yönlü ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu göstermektedir (r = .209, p < .01). Bu bulgu, psikolojik uyumun artmasıyla birlikte sporcu ruh sağlığı sürekliliğinin de arttığını ortaya koymaktadır. Sonuç olarak, psikolojik uyumun bireylerin ruh sağlığı sürekliliğine olumlu katkıda bulunduğu söylenebilir. Bu bulgu, düzenli egzersizin psikolojik dayanıklılık açısından önemini vurgulamaktadır ve literatürdeki benzer çalışmaların sonuçlarıyla uyumlu bir bulgu olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır.

Keywords

Spor, Sporcu, Uyum, Psikolojik Uyum, Ruh Sağlığı, Spor Psikolojisi

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