The role of sleep quality on mental toughness among football players
Background: Football players, in their pursuit of optimal physical and mental performance, frequently employ various recovery techniques. Among these, sleep emerges as a consistently highlighted and crucial element in athletes’ physical and cognitive performance. Aim: This study aimed to investigat...
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| author | Masoud Esmaeilnejad Hassan GHarayagh Zandi Saman Esmaeilnejad Sirus Qeisari |
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| description | Background: Football players, in their pursuit of optimal physical and mental performance, frequently employ various recovery techniques. Among these, sleep emerges as a consistently highlighted and crucial element in athletes’ physical and cognitive performance. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between sleep quality and mental toughness (MT), while concurrently exploring the relationship between MT and different football positions.Materials and Methods: A total of 473 Iranian football players, comprising 287 males and 186 females, were selected through a simple random sampling method by completing two questionnaires that assessed their sleep quality (PSQI) and MT (SMTQ-14).Results: The findings showed that athletes with higher subjective sleep quality and longer sleep duration demonstrated high levels of MT. Moreover, defenders and attackers exhibited the highest levels of MT compared to other playing positions. Notably, male football players reported higher sleep quality and MT compared to their female counterparts.Conclusion: This study focused on the relationship between sleep quality and MT among football players. The study revealed that both male and female football players with better sleep quality and longer sleep duration had higher MT, with males scoring higher overall. Moreover, defenders regardless of gender, exhibited the strongest MT. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-62db68a46c4640af9d69db74fb1652b72025-08-20T03:10:31ZengUniversity of TehranSport Sciences and Health Research2981-02052023-07-0115219320210.22059/sshr.2024.371266.112196460The role of sleep quality on mental toughness among football playersMasoud Esmaeilnejad0Hassan GHarayagh Zandi1Saman Esmaeilnejad2Sirus Qeisari3Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Science, Faculty of Sport Sciences and health- University of Tehran, Tehran- IranDepartment of Behavioral and Cognitive Science, Faculty of Sport Sciences and health - University of Tehran, Tehran- IranDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Behavioral and Cognitive Science, Faculty of Sport Sciences and health- University of Tehran, Tehran- IranBackground: Football players, in their pursuit of optimal physical and mental performance, frequently employ various recovery techniques. Among these, sleep emerges as a consistently highlighted and crucial element in athletes’ physical and cognitive performance. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between sleep quality and mental toughness (MT), while concurrently exploring the relationship between MT and different football positions.Materials and Methods: A total of 473 Iranian football players, comprising 287 males and 186 females, were selected through a simple random sampling method by completing two questionnaires that assessed their sleep quality (PSQI) and MT (SMTQ-14).Results: The findings showed that athletes with higher subjective sleep quality and longer sleep duration demonstrated high levels of MT. Moreover, defenders and attackers exhibited the highest levels of MT compared to other playing positions. Notably, male football players reported higher sleep quality and MT compared to their female counterparts.Conclusion: This study focused on the relationship between sleep quality and MT among football players. The study revealed that both male and female football players with better sleep quality and longer sleep duration had higher MT, with males scoring higher overall. Moreover, defenders regardless of gender, exhibited the strongest MT.https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_96460_1fe6ab4b6731af212cb21161160e65d1.pdffootballmental toughnesssleepsoccersport psychology |
| spellingShingle | Masoud Esmaeilnejad Hassan GHarayagh Zandi Saman Esmaeilnejad Sirus Qeisari The role of sleep quality on mental toughness among football players Sport Sciences and Health Research football mental toughness sleep soccer sport psychology |
| title | The role of sleep quality on mental toughness among football players |
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