Does Mindfullness Affect Happiness?: The Relationship Between Mindfullness and Happiness in Sports

Year 2022, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 197 - 210, 30.06.2022

Tuğba Mutlu Bozkurt

https://doi.org/10.25307/jssr.1092487

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between mindfulness in sports and the happiness levels of students receiving sports education. The research group consisted of 78 women (31.6%) and 169 men (68.4%) studying at Bitlis Eren University Bachelor program in Physical Education and Sports (114 people) and Bitlis Ziya Eren Sports High School (133 people). It consists of 247 athletes. Relational screening model was used in the research. “Personal Information Form”, “Athlete Mindfulness Scale” and “Happiness Scale” were used as data collection tools in the research. The analyses of the data in the research were made with the SPSS 22 statistical package program. The findings obtained from the research were analyzed according to the variables of gender, school type, sports branch and sporting success. In conclusion, it has been determined that the age of the athletes does not significantly predict happiness and athlete mindfullness and its sub-dimensions. In addition, a positive low level statistically significant relationship was found between the happiness scale of the athletes and the scores obtained from the "non-judgmental" dimension of the athlete mindfulness scale, and as the happiness levels of the athletes increase, the level of non-judgment also increases.

Keywords

Sports, Sports High School, Athlete Mindfulness, Happiness

Bilinçli Farkındalık Mutluluğa Etki Eder Mi?: Sporda Bilinçli Farkındalık ile Mutluluk İlişkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışma da, spor eğitimi alan öğrencilerinin sporda bilinçli farkındalık ile mutluluk düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma grubunu Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu (114 kişi) ve Bitlis Ziya Eren Spor Lisesinde (133 kişi) öğrenim gören 78’i kadın (%31,6), 169’u erkek (%68,4) olmak üzere toplam 247 sporcudan oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırma da veri toplama aracı olarak, “Kişisel Bilgi Formu”, “Sporcu Bilinçli Farkındalık Ölçeği” ve “Mutluluk Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma da verilerin analizi SPSS 22 istatistik paket programı ile yapılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgular cinsiyet, okul türü, spor branşı ve sportif başarı değişkenlerine göre analiz edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak; sporcuların yaşlarının mutluluk ile sporcu bilinçli farkındalık ve alt boyutlarını anlamlı düzeyde yordamadığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca sporcuların mutluluk ölçeği ile sporcu bilinçli farkındalık ölçeğinin “yargılamama” boyutundan elde edilen puanlar arasında pozitif yönlü düşük düzeyde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki saptanmış olup, sporcuların mutluluk düzeyleri arttıkça yargılamama düzeyleri de artmaktadır.

Keywords

Spor, Spor Lisesi, Sporcu Bilinçli Farkındalığı, Mutluluk

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