The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sportsmanship Among Sports Science Students

Yakup Koç; Emrah Seçer; Rıdvan Özkan

doi:10.17155/omuspd.1831255

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Spor Bilimleri Öğrencilerinde Algılanan Stres ile Sportmenlik Arasındaki İlişkide Algılanan Sosyal Desteğin Aracı Rolü

Abstract

Bu araştırma, algılanan stresin sportmenlik davranışı üzerindeki etkisi ve bu etkide algılanan sosyal desteğin aracı rolünü tespit etmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu araştırma, nicel araştırma yöntemleri kapsamında, ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılarak yürütülmüştür. Çalışma grubunu, spor bilimleri fakültelerinde öğrenim gören 268 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır (175 erkek, 93 kadın). Veriler; Algılanan Stres Ölçeği, Beden Eğitimi Dersi Sportmenlik Davranışı Ölçeği ve Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Analiz sürecinde öncelikle ölçeklerin faktör yapısını doğrulamak amacıyla AMOS 21 programı kullanılarak doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (DFA) gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın hipotezlerini test etmek amacıyla ise, SPSS 25 programı üzerinden korelasyon analizi ve Hayes (2022) tarafından geliştirilen Process Macro eklentisi kullanılarak Bootstrap temelli regresyon analizi (model 4) uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada ASÖ ile SD arasında pozitif yönlü, ASÖ ile ASD arasında pozitif yönlü ve ASD ile SD arasında pozitif yönlü istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişkiler olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bootstrap regresyon analizi sonucunda ise ASÖ’nün ASD üzerinde anlamlı etkisi olduğu görülmüştür. Modele aracı değişken eklenmediğinde ASÖ’nün SD’nin bir yordayıcısı olmadığı belirlenmiştir. ASÖ sabit tutulduğunda ASD’nin SD üzerinde anlamlı etkisi olduğu belirlenmiştir. Son olarak ASÖ’nün ASD aracılığıyla SD üzerindeki dolaylı etkisinin anlamlı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda spor bilimleri fakültesi öğrencilerinde, algılanan stresin sportmenlik davranışını doğrudan etkilemediği ancak aracı değişken olarak algılana sosyal desteğin bu davranışa aracı etki ederek artırdığı tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Algılanan Stres, Sportmenlik, Algılanan Sosyal Destek, Spor Bilimleri Öğrencileri, Aracılık Etkisi

Ethical Statement

Araştırma için Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi İnsan Araştırmaları Etik Kurulu Eğitim Bilimleri Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Kurulu’ndan 31.01.2023 tarihli ve 01/22 karar sayısı ile etik kurul izni alınmıştır.

The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sportsmanship Among Sports Science Students

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effect of perceived stress on sportsmanship behaviour and the mediating role of perceived social support in this effect. This study used quantitative research methods and a survey design. The study group consisted of 268 university students enrolled in sports science faculties (175 male, 93 female). Data were collected using the Perceived Stress Scale, the Physical Education Course Sportsmanship Behavior Scale, and the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale. During the analysis, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted in AMOS 21 to validate the scales' factor structure. To test the study's hypotheses, correlation analysis was performed in SPSS 25, and Bootstrap-based regression analysis (model 4) was applied using the Process Macro add-on developed by Hayes (2022). The study found statistically significant positive correlations between PS and SB, between PS and PSS, and between PSS and SB. Bootstrap regression analysis revealed that PS had a significant effect on PSS. When no mediating variable was added to the model, it was determined that PS was not a predictor of SB. When PS was held constant, PSS was found to have a significant effect on SB. Finally, it was found that PS had a significant indirect effect on SB through PSS. The study found that perceived stress does not directly affect sportsmanship behaviour among sports science students, but that perceived social support, as a mediating variable, increases this behaviour.

Keywords

Perceived Stress, Sportsmanship, Perceived Social Support, Sports Science Students, Mediation Effect

Ethical Statement

For the research, ethics committee permission was obtained from the Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University Human Research Ethics Committee Educational Sciences Research and Publication Ethics Committee with the decision number 01/22 dated 31.01.2023.

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Sports Science and Exercise (Other)

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Yakup Koç
0000-0003-0141-7177
Türkiye

Emrah Seçer ^*
0000-0002-6683-680X
Türkiye

Rıdvan Özkan
Türkiye

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September 29, 2026

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November 27, 2025

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August 8, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 17 Number: 3

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Koç, Y., Seçer, E., & Özkan, R. (2026). The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sportsmanship Among Sports Science Students. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 17(3), 427-446. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.1831255

AMA

1.Koç Y, Seçer E, Özkan R. The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sportsmanship Among Sports Science Students. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2026;17(3):427-446. doi:10.17155/omuspd.1831255

Chicago

Koç, Yakup, Emrah Seçer, and Rıdvan Özkan. 2026. “The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sportsmanship Among Sports Science Students”. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 17 (3): 427-46. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.1831255.

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Koç Y, Seçer E, Özkan R (September 1, 2026) The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sportsmanship Among Sports Science Students. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 17 3 427–446.

IEEE

[1]Y. Koç, E. Seçer, and R. Özkan, “The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sportsmanship Among Sports Science Students”, Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 427–446, Sept. 2026, doi: 10.17155/omuspd.1831255.

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Koç, Yakup - Seçer, Emrah - Özkan, Rıdvan. “The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sportsmanship Among Sports Science Students”. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 17/3 (September 1, 2026): 427-446. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.1831255.

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1.Koç Y, Seçer E, Özkan R. The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sportsmanship Among Sports Science Students. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2026;17:427–446.

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Koç, Yakup, et al. “The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sportsmanship Among Sports Science Students”. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 3, Sept. 2026, pp. 427-46, doi:10.17155/omuspd.1831255.

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1.Yakup Koç, Emrah Seçer, Rıdvan Özkan. The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sportsmanship Among Sports Science Students. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2026 Sep. 1;17(3):427-46. doi:10.17155/omuspd.1831255

Spor Bilimleri Öğrencilerinde Algılanan Stres ile Sportmenlik Arasındaki İlişkide Algılanan Sosyal Desteğin Aracı Rolü

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