Investigation of the relationship between sportsmanship, self-control and mindfulness levels in early, middle and late adolescence

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between sportsmanship, selfcontrol and mindfulness levels in early, middle and late adolescence. The research sample consisted of 828 participants, 258 of whom were in early adolescence, 286 of whom were in middle adolescence and 284 of whom were in late adolescence. 'Personal Information Form', 'Physical Education Lesson Sportsmanship Behaviour Scale (PEBSBS)', 'Brief Self-Control Scale' and 'Mindfulness Scale' were used as data collection tools. Descriptive Statistics, Independent Samples T-Test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation and Multiple Linear regression analysis were used to analyse the data. As a result of the research, it was determined that the sportsmanship levels of early, middle and late adolescents, the self-control levels of late adolescents, and the mindfulness levels of early adolescents differed significantly according to the gender variable. It was determined that there was a significant difference between adolescence periods according to sportsmanship, self-control and mindfulness scores. It was determined that sportsmanship levels of middle adolescents and self-control levels of late adolescents differed significantly according to the weekly frequency of doing sports. It was determined that there were significant relationships between sportsmanship levels and selfcontrol levels of early, middle and late adolescents in positive direction at medium level, between sportsmanship levels and mindfulness levels in positive direction at low level, between self-control levels and mindfulness levels in positive direction at medium level. It was determined that self-control and mindfulness had a significant positive predictive power on sportsmanship. It was concluded that 21% of the total variance of sportsmanship for early adolescence, 20% for middle adolescence and 14% for late adolescence was explained by self-control and mindfulness.