@article{İslam_2022, title={The effect of athletic mental energy on wrestlers’ sports courage and attitudes toward wrestling}, volume={26}, url={https://sportedu.org.ua/index.php/PES/article/view/1720}, DOI={10.15561/20755279.2022.0504}, abstractNote={<p><em>Background and Study Aim</em><em>: </em>This study aimed to determine whether athletic mental energy played a mediating role between wrestlers’ sports courage and attitudes toward wrestling.</p> <p><em>Material and Methods</em><em>: </em>The study developed an original theoretical model, which was tested using the Sobel test. The sample consisted of 247 wrestlers in the Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling Leagues, U-23, 1. League, 2. League, and Stars Wrestling Leagues of the 2021-2022 Turkish Wrestling Federation. Participants were recruited using random sampling. Data were collected using a sociodemographic characteristics questionnaire, the Guttman Attitude Scale Towards Wrestling (GAS), the Sports Courage Scale-31 (SCS-31), and the Athletic Mental Energy Scale (AMES).</p> <p><em>Results</em><em>: </em>There was a positive correlation between attitudes toward wrestling and athletic mental energy. There was a positive correlation between athletic mental energy and sports courage. There was a positive correlation between attitudes toward wrestling and sports courage. Moreover, athletic mental energy played a fully mediating role between sports courage and attitudes toward wrestling</p> <p><em>Conclusions</em><em>: </em>The results confirmed the theoretical model. Authorities should inform wrestlers about the relationship between athletic mental energy, mental training, and sports courage.</p>}, number={5}, journal={Physical Education of Students}, author={İslam, Ahmet}, year={2022}, month={Oct.}, pages={247–255} }