Mental Toughness of Students - Levels of Hockey Players' Mental Toughness of the Athletes

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Study examines mental toughness levels of female student athletes who participated in hockey super league competitions in Konya. The sample includes 122 athletes aged 18.39 ± 2.88. Mental toughness was measured using the Mental Toughness Inventory at Sports by Sheard et al. (2009). Data distribution was assessed with histogram techniques, followed by t-tests and one-way ANOVA, with Tukey’s test for pairwise differences. Findings indicate athletes were strong and durable, with meaningful relationships between mental toughness, age, and leisure-time difficulty variables.

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Asian Journal of Education and Training Vol. 5, No. 1, 224-228, 2019 ISSN(E) 2519-5387 DOI: 10.20448/journal.522.2019.51.224.228 © 2019 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Mental Toughness of Students: Levels of Hockey Players Mental Toughness of the Athletes Nas Kazim1 Temel Veysel2 􀀣 1,2Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, School of Physical Education and Sports, Karaman, Turkey (􀀣 Corresponding Author) Abstract This study was carried out to determine the mental toughness levels of the female student athletes who participated in the hockey super league competitions held in Konya. The Study group consisted of a total of 122 female student athletes (age = 18.39 ± 2.88) who participated in hockey super league competitions. To determine the mental toughness levels of athletes, the Mental Toughness Inventory at Sports developed by Sheard et al. (2009) was used. Histogram technique was used to test whether the data showed normal distribution. And at the end of this, all subdimensions of mental resilience scale were found to have normal distribution. According to this, t test and One-Way Anova tests were used to determine the main differences and tukey test was used to find the difference between the two sets of variables. As a result; the athletes participating in the study were found to be strong and durable. It was concluded that there was a meaningful relationship between mental toughness levels and age and also difficulty in leisure time variables. Keywords: Mental toughness, Sports, Hockey, Female, Athlete, Student. Citation | Nas Kazim; Temel Veysel (2019) . Mental Toughness of Students: Levels of Hockey Players Mental Toughness of the Athletes. Asian Journal of Education and Training, 5(1): 224-228. History: Received: 11 December 2018 Revised: 15 January 2019 Accepted: 18 February 2019 Published: 12 March 2019 Licensed: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License Publisher: Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Contribution/Acknowledgement: Both authors contributed to the conception and design of the study. Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. Transparency: The authors confirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 225 2. Methodology................................................................................................................................................................................... 225 3. Results .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 226 4. Discussion and Conclusion........................................................................................................................................................... 227 5. Recommendations.......................................................................................................................................................................... 227 References ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 227 1. Introduction In recent years, with the increase in the competition at sports, athletes are trying to strengthen themselves psychologically and physically. In this case,

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What was the purpose of the study on the athletes?

To determine the mental toughness levels of female student athletes participating in hockey super league competitions in Konya.

Which instrument was used to assess mental toughness?

The Mental Toughness Inventory at Sports developed by Sheard et al. (2009) was used.

What statistical tests were applied to identify differences?

Histogram technique checked normal distribution; t-tests and one-way ANOVA tested main differences, and Tukey’s test identified differences between variable groups.

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