A Comparison of Mental Toughness of Male Volleyball Players of Different Positions
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 10, Issue 5
Abstract
Objective: One of the important and scientific dimensions of sports, is sport psychology, the objective of which is to identify factors affecting athletic performance and to provide functional strategies. Sport psychology has been emphasized as one of the psychological factors affecting athletic performance. However enough attention has not been paid to it, so the objective of current research is to compare mental toughness of male volleyball players of different positions. Method: 100 male volleyball players of universities of Tehran were selected from four positions of libero, setter, power spiker, speed spiker, 25 people for each position (in skill levels of university, super league, and division 1, with age range of 18-25 years, and competition experience above 5 years), and completed mental toughness questionnaire. Result and Conclusions: Despite functional differences of various positions, the results did not show significant difference in terms of mental toughness among the players.
Authors and Affiliations
Mehdi Khoubi *| Faculty member, Department of Physical Education Payam Nour University (PNU) of Tehran, Iran, email: Mehdi.khoubi@gmail.com, Abbas minoei| Visiting Lecture, Department of Physical Education Payam Nour University (PNU) of Tehran, Iran, Elahe fadaee| Visiting Lecture, Department of Physical Education Payam Nour University (PNU) of Tehran, Iran
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