To be or not to be Athlete: Positive Thinking and Stress in Individuals with Physical Disabilities

Hasibe Çil; İbrahim İlter; Ekrem Levent İlhan

Article Details

To be or not to be Athlete: Positive Thinking and Stress in Individuals with Physical Disabilities

Authors:

Hasibe Çil | İbrahim İlter | Ekrem Levent İlhan

Publisher:

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Main Topics:

Spor Hekimliği

Journal:

CBÜ Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 1, pp.38-49

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287612

pISSN:

2149-1046

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Abstract:

 Positive thinking skills that can be sustained throughout life help individuals to reduce their stress levels by positively affecting individuals psychologically and socially. In this study, positive thinking skills and perceived stress levels of physically disabled individuals were examined in terms of some variables. The survey method, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. The population of the study consists of physically disabled individuals living in Ankara, and the sample group consists of 186 physically disabled individuals. Personal Information Form, Positive Thinking Skills Scale PSS and Perceived Stress Scale PSS were used as data collection tools in the study. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 23.0 package program. While the confidence interval of the research was determined as .05, it was determined that the data conformed to the normal distribution. Independent sample t-test independent of parametric tests was used to analyze the variables. However, the analysis part was completed by using correlation analysis and simple linear regression analysis. In the findings obtained from the statistics, it was observed that the perceived stress level of physically disabled individuals who actively do sports is low. At the same time, it is among the other findings that the perceived stress level decreases with the increase in positive thinking skills. As a result, it is possible to say that doing sports regularly will decrease the perceived stress level of individuals with physical disabilities, thus increasing their positive thinking skills.

 Positive thinking skills that can be sustained throughout life help individuals to reduce their stress levels by positively affecting individuals psychologically and socially. In this study, positive thinking skills and perceived stress levels of physically disabled individuals were examined in terms of some variables. The survey method, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. The population of the study consists of physically disabled individuals living in Ankara, and the sample group consists of 186 physically disabled individuals. Personal Information Form, Positive Thinking Skills Scale PSS and Perceived Stress Scale PSS were used as data collection tools in the study. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 23.0 package program. While the confidence interval of the research was determined as .05, it was determined that the data conformed to the normal distribution. Independent sample t-test independent of parametric tests was used to analyze the variables. However, the analysis part was completed by using correlation analysis and simple linear regression analysis. In the findings obtained from the statistics, it was observed that the perceived stress level of physically disabled individuals who actively do sports is low. At the same time, it is among the other findings that the perceived stress level decreases with the increase in positive thinking skills. As a result, it is possible to say that doing sports regularly will decrease the perceived stress level of individuals with physical disabilities, thus increasing their positive thinking skills.

 Positive thinking skills that can be sustained throughout life help individuals to reduce their stress levels by positively affecting individuals psychologically and socially. In this study, positive thinking skills and perceived stress levels of physically disabled individuals were examined in terms of some variables. The survey method, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. The population of the study consists of physically disabled individuals living in Ankara, and the sample group consists of 186 physically disabled individuals. Personal Information Form, Positive Thinking Skills Scale PSS and Perceived Stress Scale PSS were used as data collection tools in the study. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 23.0 package program. While the confidence interval of the research was determined as .05, it was determined that the data conformed to the normal distribution. Independent sample t-test independent of parametric tests was used to analyze the variables. However, the analysis part was completed by using correlation analysis and simple linear regression analysis. In the findings obtained from the statistics, it was observed that the perceived stress level of physically disabled individuals who actively do sports is low. At the same time, it is among the other findings that the perceived stress level decreases with the increase in positive thinking skills. As a result, it is possible to say that doing sports regularly will decrease the perceived stress level of individuals with physical disabilities, thus increasing their positive thinking skills.

 Yaşam boyu sürdürülebilen olumlu düşünme becerileri, bireyleri psikolojik ve sosyal yönden olumlu etkileyerek bireylerin stres düzeylerinin azalmasına yardımcı olur. Bu araştırmada, bedensel engelli bireylerin olumlu düşünme becerileri ile algılanan stres düzeyleri bazı değişkenler açısından incelenmiştir. Araştırmada nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın evrenini Ankara ilinde yaşayan bedensel engelli bireyler, örneklem grubunu 186 bedensel engelli birey oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama araçlarından Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Olumlu Düşünme Becerileri Ölçeği ODBÖ ve Algılanan Stres Ölçeğinin ASÖ kullanılmıştır. Veriler, SPSS 23.0 paket programı kullanılarak analize tabi tutulmuştur. Araştırmanın güven aralığı ,05 olarak belirlenirken verilerin normal dağılıma uyduğu tespit edilmiştir. Değişkenlerin analiz edilmesinde parametrik testlerden bağımsız örneklem t-testi kullanılmıştır. Bununla birlikte korelasyon analizi ile basit doğrusal regresyon analizinin kullanılmasıyla analiz kısmı tamamlanmıştır. İstatistiklerden elde edilen bulgularda aktif olarak spor yapan bedensel engelli bireylerin algılanan stres düzeyinin düşük olduğu görülmüştür. Aynı zamanda olumlu düşünme becerilerinin artmasıyla algılanan stres düzeyinin azaldığı elde edilen diğer bulgular arasında yer almaktadır. Sonuç olarak düzenli spor yapmak, bedensel engelli bireylerin algıladıkları stres düzeyini düşüreceğinden olumlu düşünme becerilerinin artacağını söylemek mümkündür.

Article Details

To be or not to be Athlete: Positive Thinking and Stress in Individuals with Physical Disabilities

Authors:

Hasibe Çil | İbrahim İlter | Ekrem Levent İlhan

Publisher:

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Main Topics:

Spor Hekimliği

Journal:

CBÜ Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 1, pp.38-49

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287612

pISSN:

2149-1046

Physically disabled athlete

Sedentary individual

Positive thinking skills

Perceived stress.Bedensel engelli sporcu

Sedanter birey

Olumlu düşünme becerisi

Algılanan stres.

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Article Details

Authors: Hasibe Çil | İbrahim İlter | Ekrem Levent İlhan

Publisher: Manisa Celal Bayar University

Main Topics: Spor Hekimliği

Journal: CBÜ Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 1, pp.38-49

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001287612

pISSN: 2149-1046

Issues

Authors:

Hasibe Çil | İbrahim İlter | Ekrem Levent İlhan

Publisher:

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Main Topics:

Spor Hekimliği

Journal:

CBÜ Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 1, pp.38-49

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287612

pISSN:

2149-1046