Spor Psikolojisi ve Bilinçli Farkındalık: Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz (2007-2024)

Abstract

Bilinçli farkındalık son yıllarda psikoterapi yaklaşımlarını derinden etkilemek ve yeniden yapılandırmaktadır. Spor psikolojisi alanındaki bilimsel üretimin de bilinçli farkındalık temelli kavramlar ve yaklaşımları sıkça ele aldığı görülmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, son 17 yılda spor psikolojisi alanında bilinçli farkındalık konu alanı ile ilgili akademide artan ilgiliyi değerlendirmek için bibliyometrik analiz ve bibliyografik görselleştirme haritaları kullanarak konu ile ilgili akademik araştırmalara genel bir bakış sağlamaktır. Araştırmaya 2007-2024 yılları arasında WoS veri tabanında indekslenen 176 yayın dahil edilmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında, spor psikolojisi alanında bilinçli farkındalık konusundaki bilimsel üretimle ve alanın entelektüel yapısı ile ilgili veriler toplanarak sistematik olarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında alanının evrimini şekillendiren anahtar kelimelerin, yazarların, kurumların, dergilerin ve konuların katkılarını anlamayı sağlamaya yönelik olarak bibliyometrik araştırma metodolojisi uygulanmıştır. Çalışma alanında bilimsel üretim performansını ortaya koymak için (I) bilimsel üretim analizi, (II) yazarların katkıları, (III) sık alıntılanan belgeler, (IV) ülke ve bölge katkıları olmak üzer dört temel başlık altında tablolar ve grafikler oluşturulmuştur. Çalışma alanının entelektüel yapısının ortaya koymak için ise (I) yazar anahtar kelime eş zamanlılık ağı, (II) alıntılanan yazarların eş atıf ağı, (III) bilimsel dergilerin eş atıf ağı olmak üzere üç temel başlık altında tablolar ve haritalar oluşturulmuştur. Araştırma bulguları konu alanı hakkında kapsamlı bilgiler analiz edilmesi yoluyla şekiller, tablolar ve iki boyutlu görsel haritalar kullanılarak sunulmaktadır. Araştırma sonuçları kapsamında spor psikolojisi alanında bilinçli farkındalık ile ilgili mevcut ilgi alanlarının ve araştırma potansiyelinin belirlenmesine olanak sağlanmaktadır.

Keywords

• bibliyometri
• spor psikolojisi
• bilinçli farkındalık
• bibliyometrik harita
• eş atıf
• eş oluşum

Sport Psychology and Mindfulness: A Bibliometric Analysis (2007-2024)

Abstract

Mindfulness has been deeply influencing and restructuring psychotherapy approaches in recent years. Scientific production in the field of sport psychology has also frequently addressed mindfulness-based concepts and approaches. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of academic research on the topic by using bibliometric analysis and bibliographic visualization maps to assess the growing interest in the field of mindfulness in sport psychology over the last 17 years. The study included 176 publications indexed in the WoS database between 2007 and 2024. Within the scope of the research, data on the scientific production on mindfulness in the field of sport psychology and the intellectual structure of the field were collected and systematically analyzed. A bibliometric research methodology was applied to understand the contributions of keywords, authors, institutions, journals and topics that shape the evolution of the field. Tables and graphs were created under four main headings, namely (I) Analysis of Scientific Production, (II) Contribution of the Main Authors, (III) Frequently Cited Documents, (IV) Country and Region Contributions, in order to reveal the scientific production performance of the study area. In order to reveal the intellectual structure of the study area, tables and maps were created under three main headings: (I) Author Keyword Co-Occurrence Network, (II) Co-citation Network of Cited Authors, (III) Co-citation Network of Scientific Journals. The research findings are presented by using figures, tables and two-dimensional visual maps by analyzing comprehensive information about the subject area. Within the scope of the research results, it is possible to determine the current areas of interest and research potential related to mindfulness in the field of sport psychology.

Keywords

• bibliometry
• sport psychology
• mindfulness
• bibliometric map
• co-citation
• co-occurrence

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