Abstract:

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between emotional eating, mindfulness and psychological well-being in combat athletes. 590 combat athletes (male = 407, female = 183) participated in the study. In the study, emotional eating scale mindfulness inventory for sport and psychological well-being scale were used. As a result of this study, national athletes were assessed differences in emotional eating, mindfulness and psychological well-being. The results showed that national team athletes were higher levels of emotional eating than other athletes (p<0.05). Relationship of emotional eating, mindfulness and psychological well-being was determinant pearson correlation analysis. There was a significantly differences between emotional eating, mindfulness and psychological well-being (p<0.05). As emotional eating increases, awareness and refocus levels decrease, while the sub-dimension of non-judgmental increases. On the other hand, there is a negative difference between emotional eating tendency and psychological well-being, and an increase in emotional eating decreases psychological well-being. As the level of conscious awareness increases, the level of psychological well-being also increases. According to the results of the study, while emotional eating causes impairment in the level of awareness in combat athletes, it also negatively affects psychological well-being. It can be thought that these effects may cause difficulties in weight loss processes and physical and psychological performance decreases for combat athletes while preparing for competitions.

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