Mental Toughness Characteristics of Male University Athletes in Relation To Contextual Factors.

Autor:	Rintaugu E; Department of Recreation and Sports Management, Kenyatta University, P O Box 43844 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya., Mwangi F; Department of Physical Education, Exercise and Sports Science, Kenyatta University, P O Box 43844 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya., Andanje N; Department of Physical Education, Exercise and Sports Science, Kenyatta University, P O Box 43844 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya., Tian X; Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8574, Japan., Fuku N; Graduate School of Health and Sport Sciences, Juntendo University, 1-1 Hiraka-gakuendai, Inzai, Chiba, 270-1695, Japan., Kidokoro T; Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, 7-1-1 Fukasawa, Setagaya, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of human kinetics [J Hum Kinet] 2022 Feb 10; Vol. 81, pp. 243-251. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 10 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.2478/hukin-2022-0019
Abstrakt:	Mental toughness is a psychological construct related to successful performance in academics, management, and sports among other sectors. However, studies on the determinants of mental toughness with respect to different human endeavours have remained inconclusive. This study explored mental toughness characteristics of male university athletes in selected sports in relation to contextual factors of athletes' age, playing experience, year of study, and the type of sport. The Mental Toughness Questionnaire (MTQ48) was used to collect data from male university athletes (n = 140). Results of this study showed significant difference in the following components of MT: lower scores in challenge (p = .015), emotional control (p = .005), and life control (p = .002) among athletes with shorter playing experience, and higher scores in life control (p < .001), emotional control (p = .021), and confidence in abilities (p = .009) in handball as compared to soccer players. Soccer players had significantly higher scores in the challenge component (p = .038) of mental toughness as compared to handball players. It was concluded that playing experience and the type of sport influenced characteristics of mental toughness among university athletes. Coaches, trainers, and sports psychologists need to consider these contextual factors to optimize mental toughness of athletes. Future studies should explore how specific contextual factors influence training environments and outcomes, as well as how stakeholders can leverage on the relationships between playing experience, the type of sport and mental toughness to augment athletes' mental toughness and sports performance. (© 2022 Elijah Rintaugu, Francis Mwangi, Nancy Andanje, Xiaojie Tian, Noriyuki Fuku, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, published by Sciendo.)
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