Sporda Temel Psikolojik İhtiyaçlar ve Ruh Sağlığı Sürekliliği: Sporda Etkili Karar Verme Dinamiklerinin Keşfi

Abstract

Sporcularda psikolojik süreçlerin, fiziksel performans kadar önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu kapsamda çalışmanın amacı sporcuların etkili karar vermedeki içsel süreçlerinde; psikolojik ihtiyaç durumları ve ruh sağlığı sürekliliğinin ilişkisinin araştırılmasıdır. Araştırmaya 341 kadın ve 260 erkek olmak üzere toplam 601 sporcu gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Araştırma verileri: Sporda Etkili Karar Verme Ölçeği, Sporda Psikolojik İhtiyaç Durumları Ölçeği ve Sporcu Ruh Sağlığı Sürekliliği formu kullanılmıştır. Korelasyon analizi sonuçlarına göre en yüksek düzeyde anlamlı pozitif ilişkiler sosyal iyi oluşla; psikolojik iyi oluş (r=.78) ve öznel iyi oluş (r=.67) arasında bulunmuştur. İçsel karar vermenin yordanan değişken olduğu regresyon analizi sonuçlarına göre ise; ilk modelde, özerklik (β=.120), yeterlik (β=.338) ve ilişkili olma tatmininin (β=.222), ikinci modelde ise sosyal iyi oluş (β=.209) ve psikolojik iyi oluşun (β=.336) anlamlı pozitif etkilere etkilere sahip olduğu saptanmıştır. Sonuç olarak sporcuların ruh sağlığı sürekliliğinin (R2=.31) ve psikolojik ihtiyaç durumlarının (R2=22), içsel etkili karar verme becerileri üzerinde anlamlı ve pozitif bir yordayıcı role sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu doğrultuda, sporcuların karar verme süreçlerinin geliştirilmesinde psikolojik ihtiyaçların desteklenmesine ve ruh sağlığının güçlendirilmesine yönelik uygulamalara spor ortamlarında daha fazla yer verilmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

• Etkili Karar Verme
• İçsel Karar Verme
• Psikolojik İhtiyaç Durumları
• Ruh Sağlığı Sürekliliği
• Sporcu

Ethical Statement

Araştırma için Mersin Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Etik Kurulu’ndan 14/10/2024 tarihli ve 054 karar sayısı ile etik kurul izni alınmıştır.

Basic Psychological Needs and Mental Health Continuum in Sport: Exploring the Dynamics of Effective Decision Making

Abstract

Psychological processes in athletes are considered to be as important as physical performance. In this context, the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between psychological need states and mental health continuum in the intrinsic processes of athletes’ effective decision-making. A total of 601 athletes, including 341 women and 260 men, voluntarily participated in the study. Research data were collected using the Scale of Effective Decision-Making in Sport, Psychological Need States in Sport Scale, and Sport Mental Health Continuum Short Form. According to the correlation analysis results, the strongest significant positive relationships were found between social well-being and psychological well-being (r = .78), and between social well-being and subjective well-being (r = .67). Regression analysis results, in which intrinsic decision-making was considered the predicted variable, revealed that autonomy (β = .120), competence (β = .338), and relatedness satisfaction (β = .222) had significant positive effects in the first model, whereas social well-being (β = .209) and psychological well-being (β = .336) had significant positive effects in the second model. As a result, it was determined that athletes’ mental health continuum (R² = .31) and psychological need states (R² = .22) had significant and positive predictive roles on intrinsically effective decision-making skills. In line with these findings, it is recommended that greater emphasis should be placed on practices aimed at supporting psychological needs and strengthening mental health in sports settings in order to improve athletes’ decision-making processes.

Keywords

• Effective Decision Making
• Intrinsic Decision Making
• Psychological Needs States
• Mental Health Continuum
• Athlete

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval for the research was obtained from the Mersin University Sports Science Ethics Committee on October 14, 2024, with decision number 054.

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