An investigation of mental resilience and coping with stress levels of active athletes in terms of various variables

Sport is a set of physical and mental activities that are carried out within the framework of certain rules, performed individually or collectively, with the aim of competing with another person or reaching a set goal, and that gives pleasure to both the doer and the spectator. In the study titled "Investigation of Mental Endurance and Stress Coping Levels of Active Athletes in Different Sports Branches in Terms of Various Variables", investigations were made for licensed active athletes. The aim of this thesis study is to determine the mental endurance and stress coping method levels of male and female athletes who are actively engaged in licensed sports. In this study, "Mental Resilience" and "Stress Coping Method Levels" of athletes were investigated. In this direction, the sample population of the research was realized with the participation of 241 athletes, 189 male and 52 female active athletes residing in Erzincan province. Statistical analysis of the data obtained from the athletes participating in the study was performed in IBM SPSS 22.0 package program. Normality test of the variables was examined. Since the number of participants in the study was 241 people (n≥30), Kolmogorov-Smirnov was examined. In addition, Q-Q and P-P Plot graphs were examined. (1) (2) Parametric analyzes were applied since the veriabled were. p<0,05. Frequency analysis for the distribution of the participants according to gender, Descriptives analysis for the overall and sub-dimension (SUM) averages of the mental toughness and coping with stress scales in sports according to gender, Independent Samples T test analysis for the comparison of the overall and sub-dimensions of the mental toughness and coping with stress scales in sports according to gender, Pearson correlation analysis for the relationship between mental toughness in sport and coping with stress scales according to age and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were applied on the age variable.Frequency analysis for the nationality status of the research participants, Independent Samples T test analysis for the comparison of the general and subdimensions of the mental toughness and coping with stress scales in sport according to nationality status. While general information about sports is included in the study, detailed information on mental resilience, stress and coping with stress is also included. The study consists of general information about sports, definitions and general explanations about the concept of mental resilience and coping with stress, materials and methods related to the study, analysis of data, findings as a result of the analysis and discussion of these findings, and finally, future studies and suggestions for future studies. Findings, evaluations and suggestions for this examination are presented. Keywords: Sport, Mental Endurance, Stress Coping Methods,