Mindfulness in Male Soccer Players: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tingaz E. O., Kızar O., Bulğay C., Çetin E.

IJERI-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION, cilt.2021, sa.15, ss.388-399, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2021 Sayı: 15
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.46661/ijeri.5398
  • Dergi Adı: IJERI-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.388-399
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mindfulness, Male soccer players, Cross-sectional study, ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTATION, STRESS, SPORTS, LIFE, FLOW
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present study aims to determine whether mindfulness shows a significant difference based on the male soccer players' amateur/ professional status, position, playing experience, history of receiving mentorship, psychological performance counselling or therapy from a sports psychologist, and status of performing mental training. The study was carried out with 233 adult male soccer players and the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport and Personal Information Form was applied to the participants. As a result of the study, it was found that professional soccer players had higher mindfulness levels compared to amateur soccer players. It was observed that mindfulness levels differed in favor of soccer players who received mentorship or psychological performance counselling, performed mental training and had more experience in sports. It was also observed that attackers had higher mindfulness levels compared to midfielders.