Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This research aims to determine the metaphorical perceptions of curling athletes regarding their sport. The study employs a qualitative research approach and a phenomenological design. The research group consists of 60 athletes, including 36 women and 24 men, competing in the 2023-2024 Season Turkey 2nd League promotion matches. Data collected through semi-structured interviews were analyzed using content analysis methods. In the data collection process, each athlete was given a personal information form and asked to complete the sentence: "Curling is like……….; because it…………." The data analysis followed the stages of naming, elimination, category development, ensuring validity and reliability, calculating the frequencies of the obtained metaphors, and interpreting them. As a result, the obtained metaphors were dimensioned into four categories. These categories are "Development," "Relaxing Element," "Life," and "Social Environment," with the most frequently produced metaphors identified as life, future, and entertainment.
Authors: Tuğba DEMİR ONUR, Ekrem Levent İLHAN
Institution: Gazi University
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411771634