Investigation of self confidence levels in elite extreme athletes
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine self-confidence levels of extreme sports athletes in terms of variables such as gender, sport experience and sports level. Methods: A total of 1660 athletes in skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, motor-car and motor-bike racing participated in the s...
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| author | Ö. Bostancı E. Karaduman M.H. Mayda |
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| description | Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine self-confidence levels of extreme sports athletes in terms of variables such as gender, sport experience and sports level. Methods: A total of 1660 athletes in skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, motor-car and motor-bike racing participated in the study. “Self-confidence scale” developed by Akın (2007) was used to find out athletes’ characteristics of self-belief, being able to control emotions and taking risks. Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis test were used for data analysis. Results: Skiers and motor-car racers were found to have the highest self-confidence values, while snowboarders had the lowest values. Although there were less women in the study, significance was found only in external self-confidence in favour of women (p<0.05). Significant association was found between self-confidence values in terms of sport experience and sports level (p<0.05). Conclusions: Extreme sports should be generalized, supported and introduced to raise successful and self-confident individuals. This will contribute to the fast development of these sports which are known as dangerous sports throughout the world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ab1d4de2256489083ec632aa8e33fce2022-12-21T19:13:21ZengIP Iermakov S.S.Physical Education of Students2308-72502019-05-0123310611110.15561/20755279.2019.0301829Investigation of self confidence levels in elite extreme athletesÖ. Bostancı0E. Karaduman1M.H. Mayda2Yaşar Doğu Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs UniversityYaşar Doğu Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs UniversityYaşar Doğu Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs UniversityPurpose: The purpose of this study is to examine self-confidence levels of extreme sports athletes in terms of variables such as gender, sport experience and sports level. Methods: A total of 1660 athletes in skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, motor-car and motor-bike racing participated in the study. “Self-confidence scale” developed by Akın (2007) was used to find out athletes’ characteristics of self-belief, being able to control emotions and taking risks. Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis test were used for data analysis. Results: Skiers and motor-car racers were found to have the highest self-confidence values, while snowboarders had the lowest values. Although there were less women in the study, significance was found only in external self-confidence in favour of women (p<0.05). Significant association was found between self-confidence values in terms of sport experience and sports level (p<0.05). Conclusions: Extreme sports should be generalized, supported and introduced to raise successful and self-confident individuals. This will contribute to the fast development of these sports which are known as dangerous sports throughout the world.https://sportedu.org.ua/index.php/PES/article/view/829confidenceextreme sporttaking riskathletecompetition |
| spellingShingle | Ö. Bostancı E. Karaduman M.H. Mayda Investigation of self confidence levels in elite extreme athletes Physical Education of Students confidence extreme sport taking risk athlete competition |
| title | Investigation of self confidence levels in elite extreme athletes |
| title_full | Investigation of self confidence levels in elite extreme athletes |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of self confidence levels in elite extreme athletes |
| title_short | Investigation of self confidence levels in elite extreme athletes |
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| topic | confidence extreme sport taking risk athlete competition |
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