The Role of Athletic Self-Confidence and Coping Strategies in Predicting the Athletic Success of Trabzon University Athletic students

• DOI: 10.34293/sijash.v9i2.4298
• Publication Date: 2021-10-08T11:11:40Z
• Authors: Fatih Kırkbir; Samet Zengin
• Keywords: Self-confidence; Basketball

One of the most important challenges in sports science is factors that influence acquisition and maintenance athletic success. Nowadays, success not only focused on quality an athlete’s performance.The method this study descriptive correlational. The statistical population includes all students from Trabzon University, which are 340 people. Cochran’s sample size estimation formula was used to determine size, number samples equivalent 181 individuals selected by simple random sampling method. following standard questionnaires were collect information. Roberts et al. (1998) Athletic Success Questionnaire, Vealey (1988) Self-Confidence Questionnaire Gaudreau & Blondin (2002) Coping Strategies for data collection. Data analysed using SPSS software, version 22. Descriptive statistics presented as mean deviation quantitative variables frequency relative percentage qualitative variables. regression coefficient sources self-confidence coping strategies predicting success.The results show has a significant effect students’ (p <0.01, B = 0.54) have 0.59).Therefore, it can be concluded more increase, greater their Encouraging student-athletes participate group.