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Relationship between mental toughness and physical endurance
1School of Sports Science and Psychology, York St. John College, Lord Mayor's Walk, York YO31 7EX, United Kingdom.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|March 19, 2005
Summary
This study found a significant correlation between mental toughness and physical endurance in male sports students. The Mental Toughness 48 inventory shows criterion validity for assessing these traits.
Area of Science:
- Sports Psychology
- Exercise Physiology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Mental toughness is a key psychological attribute in sports performance.
- Assessing mental toughness accurately is crucial for athlete development.
- The Mental Toughness 48 is a newly developed inventory for measuring this construct.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the criterion validity of the Mental Toughness 48 inventory.
- To determine the relationship between mental toughness and physical endurance.
- To confirm the inventory's utility in a sports science context.
Main Methods:
- Assessed the correlation between mental toughness scores and physical endurance measures.
- Utilized the Mental Toughness 48 inventory for mental toughness assessment.
- Recruited 41 male undergraduate sports students for the study.
Main Results:
- A significant positive correlation (r = .34) was observed between overall mental toughness scores and the duration of holding a relative weight.
- This finding supports the criterion-related validity of the Mental Toughness 48.
Conclusions:
- The Mental Toughness 48 inventory demonstrates criterion validity.
- The findings suggest mental toughness is associated with physical endurance capacity.
- This inventory is a potentially valuable tool for sports psychology research and practice.