Background: Understanding the psychological processes associated with sustainable behavior has become a major focus of environmental psychology. Although sustainability consciousness is generally associated with environmentally responsible behavior, the psychological processes underlying this association in sport remain insufficiently understood, particularly among sport science students. Therefore, the present study examined the serial mediating roles of environmental awareness and personal social responsibility in the association between sustainability consciousness and sustainability in sport. Methods: A cross-sectional correlational design was employed. The study included 521 undergraduate students enrolled in Faculties of Sport Sciences at six universities in Türkiye during the 2025–2026 academic year. Participants completed the sustainability consciousness scale, environmental awareness scale, personal social responsibility scale, and sustainability in sport scale. Serial mediation analysis was performed using Hayes’ PROCESS Macro (Model 6) with 5,000 bootstrap resamples. Prior to hypothesis testing, the assumptions required for regression analyses, including normality, multicollinearity, and the absence of influential cases, were examined and found to be satisfactory. Results: Sustainability consciousness was positively associated with environmental awareness, personal social responsibility, and sustainability in sport. Multiple regression analyses indicated that sustainability consciousness was positively associated with sustainability in sport. The serial mediation analysis further showed that sustainability consciousness was positively associated with environmental awareness and personal social responsibility, environmental awareness was positively associated with personal social responsibility, and both environmental awareness and personal social responsibility were positively associated with sustainability in sport. The direct association between sustainability consciousness and sustainability in sport remained statistically significant after accounting for the proposed mediators, suggesting partial mediation. Bootstrap analyses further indicated statistically significant indirect associations involving environmental awareness, personal social responsibility, and the sequential pathway including both constructs, as none of the 95% bootstrap confidence intervals included zero. These findings support the proposed serial mediation model as a theoretically informed pattern of statistical associations rather than evidence of causal mediation. Conclusion: The findings suggest that sustainability consciousness, environmental awareness, personal social responsibility, and sustainability in sport are statistically associated in a manner consistent with the proposed environmental psychology framework. By examining these constructs within a serial mediation model, the present study contributes to the environmental psychology literature by providing a theoretically grounded perspective on the statistical associations underlying sustainability-related orientations within the sport context. The findings also have practical implications for the development of sustainability education and environmental responsibility initiatives within Faculties of Sport Sciences and provide a foundation for future longitudinal and experimental research examining these associations.

Objective: Competition anxiety is an important psychological factor associated with athletes’ performance and psychological functioning. However, limited evidence exists regarding the relationship between sport engagement and competition anxiety among athletes with visual impairment, particularly across different visual impairment classifications. This study aimed to examine the associations between sport engagement and cognitive and somatic competition anxiety and to determine whether these associations differed across B1, B2, and B3 classification groups competing in distinct football contexts. Because B1 athletes competed in blind football whereas B2 and B3 athletes competed in partially sighted futsal, classification group and competition format were not separable in the present design. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional correlational design and included 226 athletes classified as B1, B2, or B3 who competed under the Turkish Blind Sports Federation during the 2025–2026 season. B1 athletes competed in blind football, whereas B2 and B3 athletes competed in partially sighted futsal. Data were collected using the Sport Engagement Scale and the Revised Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2. Pearson correlation analysis was used to examine bivariate associations. Conditional differences in the associations across the three classification groups were examined separately for cognitive and somatic anxiety using PROCESS Macro Model 1 with 5000 bootstrap resamples, with B1 specified as the reference category. The classification groups simultaneously represented different visual-function categories and different competitive formats. Results: Sport engagement was negatively associated with cognitive anxiety (r = −0.20, p = 0.003) and somatic anxiety (r = −0.24, p < 0.001). For cognitive anxiety, the moderation model was statistically significant (R² = 0.426, F(5, 220) = 32.64, p < 0.001). The Sport Engagement × B2 (B = 0.684, p < 0.001) and Sport Engagement × B3 (B = 0.843, p < 0.001) interactions were significant. The conditional association was clearly negative among B1 athletes (B = −0.859, p < 0.001), whereas the corresponding estimates for B2 and B3 were weaker and their confidence intervals included zero. A similar pattern emerged for somatic anxiety. The moderation model was significant (R² = 0.412, F(5, 220) = 30.79, p < 0.001), with significant Sport Engagement × B2 (B = 0.650, p < 0.001) and Sport Engagement × B3 (B = 0.678, p < 0.001) interactions. The conditional association was clearly negative among B1 athletes (B = −0.792, p < 0.001), whereas the estimates for B2 and B3 were weaker and less precise, with confidence intervals including zero. Conclusion: The associations between sport engagement and cognitive and somatic competition anxiety differed across the B1, B2, and B3 groups competing in distinct football contexts. Higher sport engagement was associated with lower cognitive and somatic anxiety overall, with the strongest and most precise negative estimates observed among B1 blind football players. Because classification group was inherently linked to competition format in the present sample, these differences should be interpreted as group-specific patterns arising within distinct sensory and competitive contexts rather than as effects attributable specifically to visual impairment classification or visual function. From an applied perspective, psychological preparation and pre-competition monitoring should therefore consider the combined sensory and competitive demands characterizing blind football and partially sighted futsal.

Background: Oncology nurses are highly vulnerable to impaired mental health and reduced quality of life due to the emotionally demanding nature of their work. Although mental health is a well-established determinant of quality of life, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain insufficiently understood. Objective: This study examined the effect of the mental health continuum on quality of life among oncology nurses and tested the serial mediating roles of exercise self-efficacy and psychological resilience. Methods: A cross-sectional design was conducted with 604 oncology nurses in Türkiye. Data were collected using the Mental Health Continuum—Short Form, the Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale, the Psychological Resilience Scale, and the WHOQOL-BREF. Serial mediation analysis was performed using PROCESS Model 6 with 5000 bootstrap resamples. Results: The mental health continuum had a significant positive effect on exercise self-efficacy (a1 = 0.08, p < 0.001) and psychological resilience (a2 = 0.05, p < 0.001). Exercise self-efficacy significantly predicted psychological resilience (d1 = 0.51, p < 0.001). Both exercise self-efficacy (b1 = 0.88, p < 0.001) and psychological resilience (b2 = 1.60, p < 0.001) were significant predictors of quality of life. The direct effect of the mental health continuum on quality of life remained significant (c′ = 0.65, p < 0.001), indicating partial mediation. Bootstrap results further confirmed that all indirect effects were statistically significant, as their 95% confidence intervals did not include zero. Conclusions: Quality of life is influenced not only by mental health but also by sequential cognitive and adaptive processes. Interventions targeting exercise self-efficacy and psychological resilience may enhance well-being among oncology nurses.

Background: Psychological resilience has been consistently associated with athletes’ mental health and psychological well-being. However, the emotional and anxiety-related processes involved in the association between psychological resilience and the Athlete Mental Health Continuum remain insufficiently understood. Emotion regulation and sport anxiety may represent interrelated psychological variables associated with this relationship in competitive sport settings. Objective: This study aimed to examine the associations among psychological resilience, emotion regulation, sport anxiety, and the Athlete Mental Health Continuum and to evaluate a theory-informed serial indirect-association model involving emotion regulation and sport anxiety. Methods: A cross-sectional research design was employed. The study included 850 athletes actively engaged in individual and team sports in Türkiye. Data were collected using the Psychological Resilience Scale, Emotion Regulation Scale, Sport Anxiety Scale, and Athlete Mental Health Continuum Scale. A serial mediation analysis was conducted using the PROCESS Macro Model 6 with 5,000 bootstrap resamples. Because the data were cross-sectional, the model was interpreted as a theory-informed pattern of direct and indirect associations rather than evidence of temporal or causal relationships. Results: Psychological resilience was positively associated with emotion regulation (r = .118, p < .001) and the Athlete Mental Health Continuum (r = .134, p < .001), and negatively associated with sport anxiety (r = -.147, p < .001). Within the regression-based serial mediation model, psychological resilience was positively associated with emotion regulation (B = .46, p < .001) and negatively associated with sport anxiety (B = -.31, p < .001). Emotion regulation was positively associated with athlete mental health continuum (B = .18, p < .001), whereas sport anxiety was negatively associated with athlete mental health continuum (B = -.51, p < .001). Bootstrap analyses indicated statistically significant indirect associations through emotion regulation (B = .08, 95% CI [.03, .16]), sport anxiety (B = .16, 95% CI [.06, .28]), and the theory-specified serial pathway involving emotion regulation and sport anxiety (B = .020, 95% CI [.006, .042]). Conclusions: Psychological resilience, emotion regulation, and sport anxiety showed significant direct and indirect associations with the Athlete Mental Health Continuum. By distinguishing a general psychological resource, a self-regulatory process, and a sport-specific emotional response, the model provides an integrated framework for understanding athlete mental health beyond separate bivariate associations. The findings were statistically consistent with the theory-informed ordering examined in the study; however, the cross-sectional design does not establish temporal sequence or causality. Longitudinal and experimental research is needed to determine whether the observed associations reflect temporal or causal processes.

Background: This study aimed to examine the relationship between sustainability consciousness and attitudes toward sustainable development among students enrolled in the Faculties of Sport Sciences and to test the serial mediating roles of sustainable consumption behavior and a healthy and sustainable lifestyle in this relationship. Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional correlational research design. A total of 891 undergraduate students voluntarily participated from the Faculties of Sport Sciences at six universities in Türkiye. Data were collected using the Sustainability Consciousness Scale, the Sustainable Consumption Behavior Scale, the Healthy and Sustainable Lifestyle Scale, and the Attitudes Toward Sustainable Development Scale. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis, linear regression analysis, and Hayes’ PROCESS Macro Model 6 with 5000 bootstrap resamples. Results: Sustainability consciousness was positively associated with attitudes toward sustainable development (β = 0.537, p < 0.001) and healthy and sustainable lifestyle (r = 0.226, p < 0.001) but was not significantly associated with sustainable consumption behavior (r = 0.023, p > 0.05). In the multivariable model, sustainability consciousness (β = 0.510, p < 0.001) and healthy and sustainable lifestyle (β = 0.118, p < 0.001) were independently associated with attitudes toward sustainable development, whereas sustainable consumption behavior was not (β = −0.004, p = 0.895). Bootstrap analysis showed a significant specific indirect effect through a healthy and sustainable lifestyle (b = 0.00998, 95% CI [0.00384, 0.01724]). In contrast, the indirect effect through sustainable consumption behavior and the hypothesized sequential indirect pathway through sustainable consumption behavior and healthy and sustainable lifestyle were not statistically significant. Conclusions: Sustainability consciousness was strongly associated with more positive attitudes toward sustainable development, and the specific indirect pathway through healthy and sustainable lifestyle was statistically supported. In contrast, the specific indirect pathway through sustainable consumption behavior and the hypothesized sequential indirect pathway were not supported. These results emphasize the potential importance of integrating sustainability consciousness with broader health- and sustainability-oriented lifestyle practices among university students, while also suggesting that sustainable consumption behavior may operate through more complex individual and contextual processes.