The Relationship between Optimism and Happiness of Physical Education Teachers’ Candidates: The Mediator Role of Life Satisfaction

The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of life satisfaction in the relationship between optimism and happiness levels of physical education teacher candidates. The research group consists of 278 physical education teacher candidates who were trained in the formation education program opened at Akdeniz University in the 2018-2019 academic year. Optimism Scale, Happiness Scale and Life Satisfaction Scale were used to collect research data. In the process of analyzing the data, Pearson correlation analysis was used first to determine the relationships of variables with each other, and PROCESS macro regression analysis was used to determine the mediating effect of life satisfaction between optimism and happiness. As a result, it can be said that life satisfaction has a mediating role in the relationship between optimism and happiness levels of physical education teacher candidates. In line with this information, considering that life satisfaction is an important psychological factor in physical education teacher candidates, it is extremely important to keep the life satisfaction levels of physical education teacher candidates, who have a primary effect on the healthy upbringing of future generations. In this context, it is recommended that relevant rule makers or managers who want to increase the quality and quality of education take this information into consideration

Comparing the Life Quality of the Students in the Faculty of Sports Sciences and the Faculty of Education

Objective of this study is to compare the life quality of the students in the Faculty of Sports Sciences and the Faculty of Education in Akdeniz University for the education year 2017-2018. The sample of the research study was composed of 895 students (448 female, 447 male) from Akdeniz University, Faculty of Sports Sciences and the Faculty of Education. The life qualityes of the studentes were evaluated according to the Turkish brief questionnaire (WOQOL-BREF TR) of WHOQOL life quality scale. WHOQOL life quality scale was developed by WOQOL group. WOQOL-BREF, a shorter form of this test, which involved 100 items, was developed by the same group and it was interpreted into Turkish afterwards, by Fidaner et al. (1999). Originally composed of 26 items, this scale's Turkish version was comprised of 27 items. The data was analyzed via SPSS package program. In order to determine the differences in socio-demographic features of the participant students, one-way variance analysis (ANOVA) was used, and for observing the group differences, Tukey HSD and Independent Sample T Test were used. When the results of the Life Quality Scale of the students were analyzed, it was observed that there was statistically no significant difference in any sub-dimension of the life satisfaction, including the life satisfaction total points

The Role of Sport Passion Level of Athletes in Determining Love Attitude and Relation Satisfaction

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of sport passion level of athletes in determinig love attitude and relation satisfaction. 218 athletes participated in this study as volunteers, 94 of the mare female (Xage=20,46±3,12), 124 of the mare male (Xage=22,81±4,05) sport experience of athletes dealing with different branches of team and individual sports (football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, track and field, bike… etc.) is 110,15±54,59 monts. To achieve the purpose of the study, Passion Scala was developed by Vallerand and his friends (2003) and it was adapted to Turkish culture by Kelecek (2013). Love Attitudes Scale (short form), was developed by Hendrick and Hendrick’ in (1986, 1990), and it was adapted to Turkish culture by Buyuksahin and Hovardaoglu (2004), Fianlly, Relationship Assessment Scala which were developed by Hendrick (1988) and adapted to Turkish culture by Curun (2001) were used. For solution and interpretation of the datas, descriptive statistical methods; for independent samples T-test, One Way Anova test and Multiple Step wise regression analysis were used. Analysis performed by using SPSS and research significance was accepted as P<0,05. As a result of this study, it has been observed that athletes’ sport passion level sare important determiners of love attitude and relation satisfactions, as well as it has also been observed that athletes love attitude level safe determiners of relation satisfactions

Is Self Talk of Athletes One of the Determinants of Their Continuous Sportive Confidence Level?

The present study aims to determine whether level of self talk behaviors of athletes is one of the determinants of their continuous confidence levels. Whereas totally 358 athletes (Xage= 23.77 ± 3.87) were voluntarily participated into this study, 180 of them were female (Xage= 22.76 ± 3.050) and 236 of them were male (Xage= 24.56 ± 4.263). Experiences of various branches of team sport and personal sports (soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis, athletics, biking and etc.) in sport activities were determined as 98.25 ± 24.70. Whereas descriptive statistical methods were employed in analysis and assessment of collected data; t-test and multiple step regression analysis was utilized in independent samples. Aforesaid analyses were conducted through the SPSS package software and significance level was considered as P<0.05. According to the study findings, a significant positive linear correlation was determined between self talk behaviors of athletes and their continuous sportive confidence. Furthermore, it was observed that self talk behavior of athletes was one of the significant determinants of their continuous sportive confidence levels. Finally, it is possible to conclude that continuous sportive confidences, one of the important psychological factors in performances of athletes, were correlated with their self talk behavior of athletes and that it was one of the significant determinants of continuous sportive confidence levels

Role of Self Talk and Passion Levels in Predicting the Mental Toughness Level in Athletes

Bu araştırmanın amacı sporcuların zihinsel dayanıklılık düzeylerinin belirlenmesinde kendinle konuşma ve tutkunluk düzeylerinin belirleyici rolünü tespit etmektir. Araştırmaya 225'i (% 46,5) kadın (Yaş=20,77±1,91), 259'u (% 53,5) erkek (Yaş=22,00±2,64) olmak üzere toplam 484 sporcu (Yaş=21,43 ± 2,40) katılmıştır. Araştırmanın problem ve alt problemlerine yönelik cevap bulmak amacıyla araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında Sporda Zihinsel Dayanıklılık Ölçeği, Kendinle Konuşma Ölçeği'', Sporda Tutkunluk Ölçeği ve Kişisel Bilgi Formu'' kullanılmıştır. Uygulama sonunda elde edilen veriler tek tek incelenerek hatalı ve eksik dolduran 17 kişinin, uç değer analizleri sonucunda da 82 kişinin verileri analiz dışı bırakılarak kalan 484 kişinin verileri üzerinden analizler yapılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 22.0 bilgisayar programı kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın birinci amacı doğrultusunda değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri belirlemek için pearson korelasyon analizi; bağımsız değişkenlerin her birinin tek başına çift uyumu üzerindeki yordamadaki güçlerini belirlemek amacıyla adımsal regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda sporcuların uyumlu tutkunluk, takıntılı tutkunluk ve motivasyonel kendinle konuşma düzeyleri arttıkça; zihinsel dayanıklılığa ilişkin güven düzeylerinin artacağı, uyumlu tutkunluk düzeyleri arttıkça ve takıntılı tutkunluk düzeyleri azaldıkça zihinsel dayanıklılığa ilişkin devamlılık düzeylerinin artacağı ve sporcuların motivasyonel kendinle konuşma düzeyleri ve takıntılı tutkunluk düzeyleri azaldıkça zihinsel dayanıklılığa ilişkin kontrol düzeylerinin artacağı söylenebilir.The aim of this research is to identify the role of self-talk and passion in determining the level of mental toughness of athletes. A total of 484 (Age=21,43 ± 2,40) athletes participated in the research: 225 (46,5%) women (Age=20,77±1,91) and 259 (53,5 %) men (Age=22,00±2,64). "Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire", "Self-Talk Questionnaire", "Sport Passion Questionnaire" and "Personal Information Form" were used to collect research data in order to find answers to the researcher's problems and sub problems. After examining the data obtained at the end of the study the data of 17 people whose data were incorrect and incomplete and 82 people as result of extreme value analysis were excluded, thus, the data of remaining 484 people was analyzed. SPSS 22.0 computer program was used for the analysis of the data. Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship between variables in the first objective direction of the study; stepwise regression analysis was used to determine the predictive power of each of the independent variables on the dyadic adjustment alone. As a result, it can be said that as the level of harmonious passion, obsessive passion and motivational self-talk increases, the level of confidence related to mental toughness increases; as the level of harmonious passion increases and the level of obsessive passion decreases, the level of Constancy related to mental toughness increases; as the level of motivational self-talk by the athletes and the level of obsessive passion decreases, the level of control related to mental toughness increases

Mindfulness and physical activity: psychometric properties of the state mindfulness scale for physical activity

This study aims to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the "State Mindfulness Scale for Physical Activity" developed by Cox, Ullrich-French, and French(1). The research group consists of individuals who study in dance courses in the Cankaya district of Ankara. A total of 217 individuals, 53.5% female (n=116), 46.5% male (n=101), participated in the study voluntarily. The average age of the individuals participating in the study was determined as 31.42 +/- 8.93. n addition, the participants stated that they had continued their dance activities for an average of 4.60 +/- 5.14 years. Data obtained from the research; a) "Personal Information Form" prepared by the researchers, b) "State Mindfulness Scale for Physical Activity" developed by Cox, Ullrich-French and French(1), and c) Lau et al.(2) and adapted to Turkish by Sahin and Kokdemir(3) using the "Toronto Mindfulness Scale." The validity of the mindfulness scale for physical activity was examined by confirmatory factor analysis and concurrent validity. The findings showed that the Turkish adaptation of the state mindfulness scale for physical activity had good psychometric properties to determine physical activity participants' state mindfulness

The determining role of positive and negative affect, life satisfaction and self-esteem levels of physical activity participants in state mindfulness for physical activity

Objectives: The aim of this study is the determinant role of positive and negative affect, life satisfaction and selfesteem levels of physical activity participants in state mindfulness for physical activity. Methods: This research was conducted with the participation of a total of 261 (age: 30.74 ± 8.68) volunteers from 141 women and 120 men who regularly practice yoga. In addition, the exercise or physical activity experience of the volunteer participants in the study was 4.34 ± 4.88. In the study, besides the Personal Information form created by the researchers as data collection tools, the Life Satisfaction Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Panas and the State Mindfulness Scale for Physical Activity were used. Result and Conclusions: As a result, it can be said that physical activity participants' Positive affect, life satisfaction and self-esteem levels are positively correlated with state mindfulness. At the same time, it can be said that the negative affect of the participants are negatively related to mindfulnes

A metaphor: does covid-19 is an obstacle for adolescent athletes?

The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of adolescent athletes regarding the concept of 'covid-19' with the help of metaphor. Participants of the study composed of 95 female and 60 males total 155 athletes (X-Age = 13,26 +/- 1,66 years) from different sports branches who live in a various province in Turkey. In the research, a "metaphor form" was prepared as a data collection tool to determine the participants' perceptions of the concept of COVID-19. According to form is "COVID-19..... from the participants; Because..." they were asked to complete the sentence. In research collected metaphors was used as descriptive tools that qualitative research model content analysis used. The research data reliability was found that 94%. The findings demonstrated participants produce 52 metaphor. The metaphors collected under 4 categories. These metaphors were collected in 4 categories. According to the metaphors, it was determined that the participants mostly developed metaphors related to the concept of covid-19 in the categories of "social effects" and "psychological effects", followed by "health effects" and "physical effects". The most metaphors produced by the participants were listed as restraint, imprisonment, not being free, boredom, illness, inaaction, death and virus. Result of this study determined that participants used vivid, lifeless, abstract and concrete metaphors for "covid-19". In this study, results demonstrated that adolescent athletes define, perceive and commodify Covid-19 as a concept that completely changes the routine of their lives and affects their lives in terms of physical, psychological, social and health

The role of self–esteem and passion in determining resilience in athletes: an application of structural equation modelling

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of self-esteem and passion in determining resilience in athletes.Material and Methods: 105 females (Xage=19.50±1.45) and 132 males (Xage=21.27±2.76) totally 237 (Xage=20.49±2.44) university athletes voluntarily participated in this study. “Personal Information Form”, “Sport Passion scale”, “Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale” and “Brief Resilience Scale” were administered to athletes. Descriptive analysis and “Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)” was used to test the relationships among resilience with self-esteem, obsessive and harmony passion level in athletes. According to the research results, concerned findings are listed below.Results: According to results of modelling which was conducted by structural equation modelling (SEM) using AMOS, regression coefficient were 0.58 (p&lt;0.001) for resilience and self-esteem, 0.56 (p&lt;0.001) for resilience and harmony passion, -0.34 (p&lt;0.001) for resilience and obsessive passion.Conclusion: In conclusion, there was a significant positive relationship among resilience, self-esteem and harmony passion. Furthermore, in conclusion, there was a significant negative relationship between resilience and obsessive passion