The Investigating the effect of mental toughness on the sports performance of volleyball players in Ardakan City

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1 Department of Sport Psychology, Faculty of Humanity, University of Shahab Danesh, Qom, Iran

2 Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, University of Qom. Qom, Iran.

3 Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aim: Volleyball is a team sport that requires high physical and perceptual-cognitive fitness, therefore, during the competition, an increase in the feeling of physical and mental fatigue is observed among the players. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of oral toughness on volleyball athletes in league competitions.
Materials and Methods: The research design and implementation method were experimental, and the sampling method was implemented randomly. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. The statistical sample of this research consists of 42 athletes from 2 Premier League teams participating in Iran's 2023 season. Therefore, all 42 people are selected as a statistical sample
Results: The results of the research showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between psychological toughness and sports performance. 9.3 percent of the variance of performance/ Also, among the components of tenacity, the fighting component explained a significant predictor of sports performance. The findings showed that stubborn athletes have better performance. Therefore, it seems that evaluating and strengthening stubbornness can play a practical role in intervention planning with the aim of increasing performance.
Conclusion: mental toughness has a direct and significant effect on sports performance; Also, stubbornness has a positive and significant effect on sports performance. Finally, the results of examining the role of the mediator variable showed that mental toughness has a significant effect on sports performance through the creation of a skill. According to the findings of the present research, it is recommended to the officials and coaches of the student teams not to neglect the role of psychological skills in obtaining the desired results and to benefit from the training and practice of these skills in order to improve sports performance.

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