Abstract:

Due to the competitive nature of sports, all kinds of sports environments are seen as a source of stress by the actors of sports. Among these actors, one of the most important for sports is athletes. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the media and coach-athlete stressors, which are important sources of stress brought by the current conditions of sports environments, and the mental resilience of athletes. The research group consists of 151 athletes from the branches of football, basketball, volleyball, athletics, tennis, canoe, wrestling, in the Mediterranean Region. The research data were collected with the “Media Stressors in Football Scale (MSFQ)” and “Coach-Athlete Stressors Scale (CASFQ)” developed by Kristiansen, Halvari and Roberts (2012) and adapted into Turkish by Yıldız and Polat (2020). Also, the “Mental Endurance Inventory in Sports” adapted into Turkish by Altıntaş and Koruç (2016) was used. Percentage frequencies mean and standard deviations were used in the analysis of the research data. At the same time, Mann-Whitney U test was used for and Kruskal-Wallis H test was used. As a result of the research, no statistical difference was found in the perceptions of the athletes' CASFQ, MSFQ and "Mental Endurance" according to gender and branch variables. A significant difference was found between the CASFQ and mental endurance continuity dimension of the athletes and the age variable. According to the education variable, it was found that the stress sources of the athletes with a bachelor's degree were low, and the mental endurance of those with a graduate education level was high. No difference was found in the perceptions of MSFQ according to the variables of education, age and age of sportsmanship. While there was a positive and significant relationship between the sources of stress and age and education variables, the media effect was not found to be determinant according to the education variable of the athletes. According to another result, a positive relationship was found between media stressors and mental toughness in sports.

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