Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF POPULATION THERAPEUTICS AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, cilt.30, sa.12, ss.356-365, 2023 (ESCI)
ABSTRACTThis study aimed to explore the relationship between mindfulness and stress levels in taekwondo athletes in light of different variables. To this end, 532 taekwondo athletes (246 female and 286 male) were selected through convenience sampling. Data for the assessment of mindfulness were collected through the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport, developed by Thienot et al. (2014) and adapted to Turkish by Tingaz (2020). The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, developed by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995), and adapted to Turkish by Akın and Çetin (2007), were used to assess stress. Descriptive statistics (i.e., percentages and frequencies) were used to display the distribution of the participants’ background information, and skewness-kurtosis values were checked for data normality. Due to the data's non-normality, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were utilized along with descriptive statistics. Findings indicated significant differences in the mindfulness levels of the participants by age, athletic background, category, and previous injuries. In addition, participants' stress levels differed significantly by age, athletic background, and category. Limitations of the study were discussed, and recommendations for future studies were made accordingly