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Interoceptive Awareness, Perceived Stress, and Physical Performance in Sport Sciences Students
Sponsor: Inonu University
Summary
This cross-sectional observational study examined the relationships between interoceptive awareness, perceived stress, state and trait anxiety, sleep quality, and physical performance indicators in university-level sport sciences students. A total of 85 undergraduate students (54 males, 31 females; mean age = 20.65 ± 2.43 years) from the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Inonu University participated. Participants completed self-report measures (MAIA-2, PSS-10, STAI, PSQI) and a physical performance battery including handgrip strength, countermovement jump, sit-and-reach flexibility, and Y-Balance test. The study also investigated the moderator role of gender and sport type (team vs. individual) in these relationships, and tested the parallel mediating roles of perceived stress, trait anxiety, and sleep quality using PROCESS Model 4 with 5,000 bootstrap resamples.
Official title: Examining the Relationships Between Interoceptive Awareness, Perceived Stress, and Physical Performance Indicators: The Moderator Role of Gender and Sport Type
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
85
Start Date
2026-05-11
Completion Date
2026-05-17
Last Updated
2026-07-10
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Psychological and Physical Performance Assessment Battery
Participants completed a battery of self-report psychological measures (MAIA-2, PSS-10, STAI State-Trait, PSQI) followed by a standardized physical performance testing session including handgrip strength (digital dynamometer), countermovement jump (My Jump 2 mobile application), sit-and-reach flexibility test, and Y-Balance test. All assessments were conducted in a single 45-minute session per participant.
Locations (1)
Inonu University, Faculty of Sport Sciences
Malatya, Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)