Mindfulness and Academic Motivation: A Quasi-Experimental Study Among Physical Education and Sports Students

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of an eight-week mindfulness-based program on the academic motivation levels of first-year students enrolled in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching. A quasi-experimental pretest–posttest control group design was employed. A total of 30 students participated, with 15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group. Students who voluntarily participated in the study were assigned to the experimental and control groups through convenience sampling. While the experimental group received mindfulness-based practices for eight weeks, the control group received no additional intervention. Data were collected using a personal information form prepared by the researchers and the Academic Motivation Scale, originally developed by Vallerand et al. (1992) and adapted into Turkish by Karagüven (2012). The data were analyzed using a 2 × 2 mixed-design repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). Significant group × time interactions were found for intrinsic motivation to know (F = 4.459, p = .044, ηp² = .137) and amotivation (F = 6.176, p = .019, ηp² = .181). Scores for intrinsic motivation to know increased by 4.75% in the experimental group and decreased by 10.56% in the control group. Amotivation scores decreased by 15.82% in the experimental group and increased by 26.92% in the control group. The group × time interaction for intrinsic motivation toward accomplishment was at the borderline of statistical significance (F = 4.200, p = .050, ηp² = .130). No significant group × time interactions were found for intrinsic motivation to experience stimulation, identified regulation, introjected regulation, or external regulation. The findings suggest that the program may be associated with an increase in intrinsic motivation to know and a decrease in amotivation.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Mindfulness
• academic motivation
• physical education
• university students

Bilinçli Farkındalık ve Akademik Motivasyon: Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Öğrencilerinde Yarı Deneysel Bir Araştırma

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Özet: Bu çalışmanın amacı, sekiz haftalık bilinçli farkındalık temelli programın Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Öğretmenliği Bölümünde öğrenim gören birinci sınıf öğrencilerinin akademik motivasyon düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisini incelemektir. Araştırmada ön test–son test kontrol gruplu yarı deneysel desen kullanılmıştır. Çalışmaya deney grubunda 15, kontrol grubunda 15 olmak üzere toplam 30 öğrenci katılmıştır. Çalışmaya gönüllü olarak katılan öğrenciler, kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle deney ve kontrol gruplarına atanmıştır. Deney grubuna sekiz hafta boyunca bilinçli farkındalık temelli uygulamalar yapılırken kontrol grubuna ek bir uygulama yapılmamıştır. Araştırmanın verileri, araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan kişisel bilgi formunun yanı sıra; orijinali Vallerand ve diğ. (1992) tarafından geliştirilen ve Karagüven (2012) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Akademik Motivasyon Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Veriler 2 × 2 tekrarlı ölçümler varyans analizi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bilmeye yönelik içsel motivasyonda (F = 4.459, p = .044, ηp² = .137) ve motivasyonsuzlukta (F = 6.176, p = .019, ηp² = .181) anlamlı grup × zaman etkileşimleri saptanmıştır. Bilmeye yönelik içsel motivasyon puanı deney grubunda %4.75 artarken kontrol grubunda %10.56 azalmıştır. Motivasyonsuzluk puanı deney grubunda %15.82 azalırken kontrol grubunda %26.92 artmıştır. Başarmaya yönelik içsel motivasyonda grup × zaman etkileşimi istatistiksel anlamlılık sınırında bulunmuştur (F = 4.200, p = .050, ηp² = .130). Uyarım yaşamaya yönelik içsel motivasyon, belirlenmiş dışsal motivasyon, içe yansıyan dışsal motivasyon ve dışsal düzenleme boyutlarında anlamlı grup × zaman etkileşimi saptanmamıştır. Bulgular, programın bilmeye yönelik içsel motivasyondaki artış ve motivasyonsuzluktaki azalışla ilişkili olabileceğine işaret etmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bilinçli farkındalık
• akademik motivasyon
• beden eğitimi
• üniversite öğrencileri

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