Investigation of the Relationship Between Psychological Resilience and Rumination Levels in Wrestlers

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between wrestlers' psychological resilience levels and rumination levels. In the study, the correlational research model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used. The research group consisted of a total of 546 athletes, including 157 women and 389 men who were actively involved in wrestling in 2025. To collect research data, the “Demographic Information Form”, “Short Psychological Resilience Scale” and “Mistake Rumination Scale” were used. In the data analysis, parametric tests such as the t-test and Pearson correlation analysis were performed. Cronbach's Alpha analysis was applied to determine the internal consistency values of the data. Approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Sports Sciences at Atatürk University for this research. In conclusion, no significant difference was found between gender and psychological resilience and rumination, while a significant difference was found between educational status and psychological resilience, but no significant difference was found with rumination. It was found that there was no significant difference between being a national athlete and psychological resilience and rumination, there was no significant difference between wrestling style and psychological resilience, but there was a significant difference with rumination. Finally, a moderate negative relationship between psychological resilience and rumination was found.