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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Mental Training and Flow in Wheelchair Basketball: The Mediating Role of Injury Anxiety.

Mehdi Duyan, Talip Çelik, İlker Günel, Gülcan Tekin, Ali Tekin, Fatma Özoğlu, Mihriay Musa, Emrah Barkın

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Mehdi DuyanFaculty of Sports Sciences, İnönü University, 44280 Malatya, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-1060-0838
Talip ÇelikMalatya Vocational School, İnönü University, 44000 Malatya, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-3197-4732
İlker GünelSchool of Physical Education and Sport, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, 80000 Osmaniye, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-7642-1707
Gülcan TekinFaculty of Sports Sciences, Agri İbrahim Çeçen University, 04100 Agri, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-1630-4562
Ali TekinFaculty of Sports Sciences, Agri İbrahim Çeçen University, 04100 Agri, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-4029-5424
Fatma ÖzoğluFaculty of Sports Sciences, İnönü University, 44280 Malatya, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-7000-8396
Mihriay MusaFaculty of Sports Sciences, Topkapı University, 34010 Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-4232-0139
Emrah BarkınAcademy Private Education Institution, 35410 Izmir, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-1519-9254

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThe current study aimed to investigate the mediating role of injury anxiety in the relationship between mental training and flow state among wheelchair basketball athletes. Although mental training is known to be essential for enhancing athletic performance, the underlying mechanisms through which it affects psychological states such as flow have been studied very limitedly, especially in adaptive sports.

methodsThe research was conducted using a correlational survey model within a quantitative research framework. The study sample consisted of a total of 153 elite male wheelchair basketball athletes competing in leagues in Türkiye. Hayes' Process Macro Model was used to test the mediating effect in the analysis of the data.

resultsThe analyses revealed that mental training significantly reduced injury anxiety (

conclusionsIn conclusion, the findings of this study reveal that mental training plays a significant role in both reducing injury anxiety and enhancing optimal performance among wheelchair basketball players. It was determined that injury anxiety functions as a mediating variable in the relationship between mental training and flow.

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flowinjury anxietymental training skillsoptimal performancewheelchair basketball

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PMCPMC12652046

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