MASA TENİSİ OYNAYAN SPORCULARIN KENDİ KENDİNE KONUŞMALARININ KARAR VERME STİLLERİ İLE İLİŞKİSİ

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relation of self-talking with decision-making styles. A total of 143 table tennis players, including 67 females and 76 males with 22.79±7.79 average of age and average 10.01±6.30 sports years participated in the study. In order to collect data in the study, the self-talk scale developed by Zervas, Stavrou and Psychountaki (2007) and adapted to the Turkish Culture by Engur (2011), and the decision making styles scale developed by Mann et al. (1998) and adapted to Turkish by Deniz (2004) were used. According to the findings of the study, self-talk score, it was determined that self-esteem in decision making and careful decision-making scores were high and avoidant, procrastination and panic decision-making scores were low. According to the correlation analysis, cognitive function and motivational function dimensions were found to be positive with careful decision-making from sub-dimensions, and were found to be negative with procrastination and panic decision-making from sub-dimensions, and decision-making styles scale of cognitive function dimension were found to be positive with self-esteem dimension. Significant differences were determined in the sub-dimensions of the decision-making scale based on the playing for national team, age, and playing status in the leagues of the sports players. As a result, it was determined that self-talk of table tennis players in a positive way increases self-esteem and careful decision-making, while decreasing procrastination and panic and decision-making.