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The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion on the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Sportive Life Satisfaction Among High School Student-Athletes

Liseli Öğrenci-Sporcularda Benlik Saygısı ile Sportif Yaşam Doyumu Arasındaki İlişkide Öz Şefkatin Aracılık Rolü

Demet Öztürk Çelik(OSMANİYE KORKUT ATA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, BEDEN EĞİTİMİ VE SPOR YÜKSEKOKULU, BEDEN EĞİTİMİ VE SPOR BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0002-3387-9600
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348–361
Publication Date
2026-07-31
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In conclusion, it is suggested that educational administrators and developmental psychologists should consider not only targeting self-esteem but also promoting self-compassion through structured psychological skills training to enhance student-athletes’ life satisfaction.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Student-athletes strive for success both in their theoretical courses and athletic training.
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Key Findings & Data:In a mediation analysis conducted on 196 adolescent student-athletes, self-esteem was found to positively predict sportive life satisfaction both directly and indirectly through self-compassion.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, it is suggested that educational administrators and developmental psychologists should consider not only targeting self-esteem but also promoting self-compassion through structured psychological skills training to enhance student-athletes’ life satisfaction.
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⚙️Variables:Benlik saygısı · Öz-şefkat · Sportif yaşam doyumu

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Student-athletes strive for success both in their theoretical courses and athletic training. This dual demand for achievement coupled with adverse conditions such as injury or competition stress may negatively affect the well-being of adolescent student-athletes who are in a critical stage of development in their lives. Self-esteem and self-compassion are two important constructs directly related to students’ subjective well-being and life satisfaction. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction among high school student-athletes as well as the potential mediating role of self-compassion in this relationship. Data were obtained using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Athlete Self-Compassion Scale Short Form, and the Sportive Life Satisfaction Scale. In a mediation analysis conducted on 196 adolescent student-athletes, self-esteem was found to positively predict sportive life satisfaction both directly and indirectly through self-compassion. Self-compassion was found to be a significant predictor of sportive life satisfaction. The mediating effect explained 19.51% of the total effect. In conclusion, it is suggested that educational administrators and developmental psychologists should consider not only targeting self-esteem but also promoting self-compassion through structured psychological skills training to enhance student-athletes’ life satisfaction.

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Öğrenci-sporcular hem teorik derslerinde hem de atletik eğitimlerinde başarı için çabalarlar. Başarıya yönelik bu ikili talep, sakatlık veya yarışma stresi gibi olumsuz koşullarla birleştiğinde, yaşamlarında kritik bir gelişim aşamasında olan ergen öğrenci-sporcuların refahını olumsuz etkileyebilir. Benlik saygısı ve öz-şefkat ise öğrencilerde öznel iyi oluş ve yaşam doyumu ile doğrudan ilişkili iki önemli yapıdır. Bu çalışmada spor lisesinde eğitim gören öğrenci-sporcuların benlik saygısı ile sportif yaşam doyumu düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek ve bu ilişkide öz-şefkat değişkeninin potansiyel aracı etkisini ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Veriler, Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği, Sporcu Öz Şefkat Ölçeği Kısa Form ve Sportif Yaşam Doyum Ölçeği kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. 196 adolesan öğrenci-sporcularda gerçekleştirilen aracılık analizinde, benlik saygısının sportif yaşam doyumunu hem doğrudan hem de öz-şefkat aracılığıyla pozitif yönde yordadığı bulunmuştur. Öz-şefkatin sportif yaşam doyumunun anlamlı bir yordayıcısı olduğu görülmüştür. Aracılık etkisi toplam etkinin %19.51’ini açıklamaktadır. Çalışmanın bulgularına göre, eğitim yöneticilerinin ve gelişim psikologlarının yalnızca benlik saygısını değil, aynı zamanda öz şefkati teşvik etmeyi de düşünmeleri ve böylece öğrenci-sporcuların yaşam memnuniyetini artırmaları önerilmektedir.

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Çelik, D. Ö. (2026). The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion on the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Sportive Life Satisfaction Among High School Student-Athletes. CBÜ Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 21 Sayı: 2, 348–361. https://doi.org/10.33459/cbubesbd.1773497

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