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Recreation Department Students Views on Psychosocial Experiences of Orienteering Sport: A Phenomenological Research

Rekreasyon Bölümü Öğrencilerinin Oryantiring Sporunun Psikososyal Deneyimlerine İlişkin Görüşleri: Fenomenolojik Bir Araştırma

Raşit Karaca(KIRIKKALE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0003-1841-1978
Seyit Karaburçak(TC MİLLİ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞI)0000-0002-8279-6748
Ece Deniz Ünal(KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SPORTS SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION)0009-0001-4146-7729
Nazlı Akdemir(KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SPORTS SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION)0009-0003-3425-5263
Salih Emre Bahçepınar(KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SPORTS SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION)0009-0000-2425-0344
Pages
244–262
Publication Date
2025-06-30
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In future studies, the experiences of younger and expert orienteering groups can be investigated.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Since orienteering is a nature sport based on orientation and target seeking, and because it involves risk and adventure, individuals who do this sport experience different emotional experiences.
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Key Findings & Data:As a result, it can be stated that recreation department students who experienced orienteering sport for 12 weeks had a positive effect on psychological and social well-being and contributed to their mental skills.
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Conclusion & Impact:In future studies, the experiences of younger and expert orienteering groups can be investigated.
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⚙️Variables:Oryantiring · Psikososyal deneyim · Zihinsel beceriler

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Since orienteering is a nature sport based on orientation and target seeking, and because it involves risk and adventure, individuals who do this sport experience different emotional experiences. The aim of this study is to examine the views of recreation department students on the psychosocial experiences they have gained in orienteering course. In this context, phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. Maximum variation sampling method was used as the sampling method. As the data collection tool, semi-structured interview questions were directed to the participants. After the interviews were completed, the researchers first decided together which coding method they would use. Then, a codebook was prepared through thematic analysis. The findings obtained from qualitative data were divided into three categories: mental experiences, psychological experiences and social experiences. Psychological experiences were also divided into two categories and codes were created under all these themes and categories. As a result, it can be stated that recreation department students who experienced orienteering sport for 12 weeks had a positive effect on psychological and social well-being and contributed to their mental skills. In future studies, the experiences of younger and expert orienteering groups can be investigated.

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Oryantiring, yön bulma ve hedef aramaya dayalı bir doğa sporu olması, risk ve macera içermesi nedeniyle bu sporu yapan bireyler farklı duygusal deneyimler yaşamaktadırlar. Bu çalışmanın amacı, rekreasyon bölümü öğrencilerinin oryantiring dersinde edindikleri psikososyal deneyimlere ilişkin görüşlerini incelemektir. Bu bağlamda araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden biri olan fenomenolojik desen kullanılmıştır. Örnekleme yöntemi olarak maksimum çeşitlilik örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak katılımcılara yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme soruları yöneltilmiştir. Görüşme sonrasında katılımcılardan elde edilen veriler kodlanmadan önce araştırmacılar arasında kodlama yöntemi üzerinde uzlaşılmış ve tematik analiz yapılarak bir kod kitabı oluşturulmuştur. Nitel verilerden elde edilen bulgular zihinsel deneyimler, psikolojik deneyimler ve sosyal deneyimler olmak üzere üç kategoriye ayrılmıştır. Psikolojik deneyimler de iki kategoriye ayrılmış ve tüm bu tema ve kategorilerin altında kodlar oluşturulmuştur. Sonuç olarak, 12 hafta boyunca oryantiring sporunu deneyimleyen rekreasyon bölümü öğrencilerinin psikolojik ve sosyal iyi oluş üzerinde olumlu etki bıraktığı ayrıca zihinsel becerilere de katkı sağladığı ifade edilebilir. Gelecek çalışmalarda oryantiring yapan küçük yaş ve uzman grupların deneyimleri araştırılabilir.

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Karaca, R., Karaburçak, S., Ünal, E. D., Akdemir, N., Bahçepınar, S. E. (2025). Recreation Department Students Views on Psychosocial Experiences of Orienteering Sport: A Phenomenological Research. Spor Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 244–262. https://doi.org/10.25307/jssr.1659645

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