Mental Toughness Characteristics of Male University Athletes in Relation to Contextual Factors

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dc.contributor.authorRintaugu, Elijah
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, Francis
dc.contributor.authorAndanje, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorTian, Xiaojie
dc.contributor.authorFuku, Noriyuki
dc.contributor.authorKidokoro, Tetsuhiro
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-17T06:43:09Z
dc.date.available2023-05-17T06:43:09Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractMental toughness is a psychological construct related to successful performance in academics, management, and sports among other sectors. However, studies on the determinants of mental toughness with respect to different human endeavours have remained inconclusive. This study explored mental toughness characteristics of male university athletes in selected sports in relation to contextual factors of athletes’ age, playing experience, year of study, and the type of sport. The Mental Toughness Questionnaire (MTQ48) was used to collect data from male university athletes (n = 140). Results of this study showed significant difference in the following components of MT: lower scores in challenge (p = .015), emotional control (p = .005), and life control (p = .002) among athletes with shorter playing experience, and higher scores in life control (p < .001), emotional control (p = .021), and confidence in abilities (p = .009) in handball as compared to soccer players. Soccer players had significantly higher scores in the challenge component (p = .038) of mental toughness as compared to handball players. It was concluded that playing experience and the type of sport influenced characteristics of mental toughness among university athletes. Coaches, trainers, and sports psychologists need to consider these contextual factors to optimize mental toughness of athletes. Future studies should explore how specific contextual factors influence training environments and outcomes, as well as how stakeholders can leverage on the relationships between playing experience, the type of sport and mental toughness to augment athletes’ mental toughness and sports performance.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRintaugu, E., Mwangi, F., Andanje, N., Tian, X., Fuku, N., & Kidokoro, T. (2022). Mental Toughness Characteristics of Male University Athletes in Relation to Contextual Factors. Journal of Human Kinetics, 81(1), 243-251.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.2478/hukin-2022-0019
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/25324
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSciendoen_US
dc.subjectchallengeen_US
dc.subjectcommitmenten_US
dc.subjectconfidenceen_US
dc.subjectemotional controlen_US
dc.subjectlife controlen_US
dc.titleMental Toughness Characteristics of Male University Athletes in Relation to Contextual Factorsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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