Investigation of psychological resilience levels and sportive self-confidence of amateur football players according to their positions

Aim: This study aims to investigate the psychological resilience levels and self-confidence in sports of amateur football players based on their positions, and determine whether there are differences according to the variables. Methods: The population of the study consists of amateur football players in Sirnak province. The sample group is composed of a total of 390 athletes, including 313 males and 77 females, selected through simple random sampling among those who play amateur football in Sirnak province. Data were collected online via Google Forms and parametric tests were conducted using SPSS v25.0 statistical program. Participant characteristics such as gender, age, education level, years of sports experience, and playing position were analyzed using t-test and one-way ANOVA test. The Tukey test was applied to determine the origin of the differences, and Pearson Correlation analysis was used to ascertain the relationship between the scales. Results: In the study, when comparing the total scores of psychological resilience levels based on gender, education level, playing position, and age variables, no significant difference was found, but a significant difference was detected in the variable of years of sports practice. When comparing the total scores of self-confidence levels in sports, no significant differences were observed in gender, education level, and age variables, but significant differences were identified in the variables of years of sports practice and playing position. Conclusion: It was observed that psychological resilience and sportive self-confidence levels of footballers were mostly affected by the duration of sporting activity. In addition, it was determined that the sportive self-confidence level of football players playing in the striker position was higher than other positions. It was found that there was a moderate and positive relationship between psychological resilience and sportive self-confidence. Keywords: Football, Positions, Psychological Resilience, Sporting Confidence