The Effect of Mental Toughness of Individuals Doing Outdoor Sports on their Decision-Making Skills
This study intends to examine the impact of the mental toughness of athletes doing outdoor sports on their decision-making skills. The study population is composed of 504 athletes doing outdoor sports in various disciplines in Turkey in 2017. The mental toughness in sports scale developed by Sheard...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Selcuk University Press
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Türk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/711123 |
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| Summary: | This study intends
to examine the impact of the mental toughness of athletes doing outdoor sports
on their decision-making skills. The study population is composed of 504
athletes doing outdoor sports in various disciplines in Turkey in 2017. The
mental toughness in sports scale developed by Sheard et al. (2009) and adapted
to Turkish by Altıntaş and Bayar Koruç (2016) and the Melbourne Decision Making
Scale I-II Scale developed by Mann et al. (1998) and adapted to Turkish by
Deniz (2004) were used. The Independent Samples T test was used to analyze the
data obtained as well as the One Way Analysis of Variance (One Way Anova) used
in case of the existence of more than two groups and the correlation analysis
for the relationship between the two groups. As a result, significant
differences were found by the variables gender, marital status, age,
educational status, the type of outdoor sports engaged in and experience.
Accordingly, mental toughness has effects on decision-making skills when doing
outdoor sports. There is a low level of positive correlation between mental toughness
and decision-making skills. It is thought that the seasons and the types of
outdoor sports done have an impact on these results. |
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| ISSN: | 2147-5652 |