TAKIM SPORCULARININ ÖZ-ŞEFKAT VE SOSYAL DESTEK BECERİLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı takım sporu yapan sporcuların öz-şefkat becerileri ile sosyal desteğin iki boyutu olan sosyal destek alma ve başkalarına sosyal destek sağlama arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Ayrıca, öz-şefkatin sosyal destek alma ve verme üzerindeki yordayıcı gücünü test etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmada nicel araştırma modellerinden ilişkisel tarama modeli benimsenmiştir. Araştırmaya, en az üç yıldır aktif olarak takım sporlarında yer alan 222 sporcu katılmıştır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Kişisel bilgi Formu, Sporcu Öz Şefkat Ölçeği-Kısa Formu ve İki Yönlü Sosyal Destek Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde Pearson Korelasyon analizi ve Çoklu Regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulguları, sporcuların öz-şefkat düzeyleri ile sosyal destek değişkenleri arasında anlamlı pozitif ilişkiler olduğunu göstermektedir (p<0.01). Regresyon analizi sonuçları, duygusal destek alma ve verme değişkenlerinin öz-şefkatin anlamlı yordayıcıları olduğunu göstermektedir. Buna karşın, araçsal destek alma ve verme değişkenlerinin öz-şefkat üzerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkisi bulunmamıştır. Model genel olarak anlamlı olup, bağımsız değişkenler öz-şefkatin %25,1'ini açıklamaktadır. Bu bulgu, duygusal desteğin öz-şefkatle daha güçlü bir ilişki gösterdiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Öz-şefkat
• sosyal destek
• takım sporu

AN EXAMINATION OF TEAM ATHLETES' SELF-COMPASSION AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SKILLS

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between self-compassion skills of team sport athletes and the two dimensions of social support: receiving social support and providing social support to others. Additionally, it aims to test the predictive power of self-compassion on receiving and providing social support. In the study, the relational survey model, one of the quantitative research designs, was adopted. A total of 222 athletes who have been actively participating in team sports for at least three years took part in the research. The data collection tools used in the study included a Personal Information Form, the Short Form of the Self-Compassion Scale for Athletes, and the Two-Dimensional Social Support Scale. Pearson correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data. The findings of the study indicate significant positive relationships between athletes' self-compassion levels and social support variables (p<0.01). The results of the regression analysis show that the variables of receiving and providing emotional support are significant predictors of self-compassion. However, the variables of receiving and providing instrumental support did not have a statistically significant effect on self-compassion. Overall, the model was found to be significant, with the independent variables explaining 25.1% of the variance in self-compassion. This finding highlight that emotional support is more strongly associated with self-compassion.

Keywords

• Self-compassion
• social support
• team sports

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