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The Investigation of Mental Toughness of Elite Wrestlers

Year 2021, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 29 - 37, 28.03.2021

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the mental toughness of elite wrestlers. This study is a cross-sectional study, which is considered in terms of describing the mental toughness levels of elite wrestlers competing at the national team level and the personal variables that affect mental toughness. In this study, 203 elite athletes (in the 14-30 age range, 55 females and 148 males) interested in wrestling at the Turkish National Team level voluntarily participated. The data of the study were collected in 8 months. Mental Toughness Scale was used as a data collection tool. According to the results of the study, it can be said that elite wrestlers have high levels of mental toughness, but they have problems with mental toughness in difficult situations in the fighting environment. In addition, when mental toughness was examined according to various variables, it was observed that there was only a difference according to the educational status variable.

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  • Nicholls, A. R., Polman, R., Levy, A., & Backhouse, S.H. (2009). Mental toughness in sport: Achievement level, gender, age, experience and sport type differences. Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 73–75.
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  • Sheard, M. (2013). Mental Toughness: The Mindset Behind Sporting Achievement. Second Edition, Hove, East Sussex: Routledge.
  • Yardımcı, A., Sadık, R., & Tezcan Kardaş, N. (2017). Amerikan Futbolu Sporcularının Yalnızlık Düzeyleri ve Sporda Mental Dayanıklılık Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkisi. Spor Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2(2), 79-90.
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Elit Güreşçilerin Zihinsel Dayanıklılığının İncelenmesi

Year 2021, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 29 - 37, 28.03.2021

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, elit güreşçilerin zihinsel dayanıklılığını araştırmaktır. Bu çalışma, milli takım düzeyinde yarışan elit güreşçilerin zihinsel dayanıklılık düzeylerini ve zihinsel dayanıklılığı etkileyen kişisel değişkenleri tanımlaması açısından ele alınan kesitsel bir çalışmadır. Bu araştırmaya Türk Milli Takımı düzeyinde güreşle ilgilenen 203 seçkin sporcu (14-30 yaş aralığında, 55 kadın ve 148 erkek) gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Çalışmanın verileri 8 ayda toplamıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak Zihinsel Dayanıklılık Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre elit güreşçilerin yüksek düzeyde zihinsel dayanıklılığa sahip oldukları ancak dövüş ortamındaki zor durumlarda zihinsel dayanıklılık ile ilgili sorunları olduğu söylenebilir. Ayrıca zihinsel dayanıklılık çeşitli değişkenlere göre incelendiğinde sadece eğitim durumu değişkenine göre farklılık olduğu görülmüştür.

References

  • Açıkada, C. & Ergen, E. (1990). Bilim ve Spor. Ankara: Büro-tek ofset Matbaacılık.
  • Ahern, N.R., Kiehl, E.M., Sole, M.L., & Byers, J.A. (2006). Review of instrumnts measuring resilience. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 29 (2), 103-125.
  • Bull, S.J., Shambrook, C.J., James, W., & Brooks, J.E. (2005). Towards an understanding of mental toughness in elite English cricketers. Journal of applied sport psychology, 17(3), 209-227.
  • Bülbül, A., Akyol, G. (2020). The effect of self-talk self on athletes. African Educational Research Journal(8). DOI: 10.30918
  • Clough, P. Earle, K., Sewell, D. (2002). Mental Toughness: The Concept and Its Measurement. In Cockerill I, Solutions in Sport Psychology. 1st ed, 32-45).
  • Connaughton, D., Wadey, R., Hanton, S., & Jones, G. (2008). The development and maintenance of mental toughness: Perceptions of elite performers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26, 83-95.
  • Connauhhton ,D., H. Anton , S., & Jones, G. (2010). Gelişim ve Bakım ait RuhTW’deki toklukorld'un En İyi Performansı. Sports Psikolog, 24, 168-193.
  • Crust, L.A. (2008). Review and conceptual re-examination of mental toughness: Implications for future researchers. Personality and Individual Differences, 45, 576- 583.
  • Crust, L., Earle, K., Perry, J., Earle, F., Clough, A., & Clough, P.J. (2014). Yükseköğretimde zihinsel sağlamlık: birinci sınıf üniversite sporu öğrencilerinde başarı ve ilerleme ile ilişkiler. Pers. ! Tek. Dif., 69, 87–91.
  • Crust, L. (2009). The relationship between mental toughness and affect intensity. Personality and Individual Differences, 47(8), 959-963.
  • Crust, L. & Clough, PJ, (2011). Zihinsel sağlamlığın geliştirilmesi: Araştırmadan, uygulama. Spor Psikolojisi Dergisi, 2, 21–32.
  • Erdoğan, N, (2016). Zihinsel Dayanıklılık Ölçeği (ZDÖ): Türkçe'ye uyarlama, geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması. International Journal of Science Culture and Sport,4:(SI 2): 652-664.
  • Findlay, L.C. & Bowker, A. (2009). The link between competitive sport participation and self-concept in early adolescence: A consideration of gender and sport orientation. Journal of youth and adolescence, 38(1), 29-40.
  • Fisher, S., & Hood, B. (1987). The stress of the transition to university: a longitudinal study of psychological disturbance, absent‐mindedness and vulnerability to homesickness. British journal of psychology, 78(4), 425-441.
  • Gucciardi, D.F., Gordon, S., & Dimmock, J.A. (2009). Development and preliminary validation of a mental toughness inventory for Australian football.Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10(1), 201-209.
  • Gürsoy, Ö. (1996). Güreş Öğretim Yöntemleri, Ankara: Yeni Doğuş Matbaacılık.
  • Jones G, Hanton, S, Connaughton D. (2007). A Framework of Mental Toughness in The World’s Best Performers. Sport Psychol, 21(2), 243-64.
  • Juan, M.V.T. & Lopez, A. (2015). Mental Toughness of Scholar Athletes. Researchers World, 6(3),22.
  • Kayhan, R.F., Hacıcaferoğlu, S., Aydoğan, H. & Erdemir, İ. (2018). Takım ve Bireysel Sporlar ile İlgilenen Sporcuların Zihinsel Dayanıklılık Durumlarının İncelenmesi. Sportif Bakış: Spor ve Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 5 (2), 55-64.
  • Konter, E. (2015). Sporda motivasyon. İzmir: Saray Tıp Kitapevleri.
  • Konter, E. (2016). Sporda motivasyon. İzmir: Saray Tıp Kitapevleri.
  • Lopez, S.J., Koetting O’Byrne, K., & Petersen, S. (Eds.). (2015). Profiling courage. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Madrigal, L., Robbins, J., Gill, D.L., & Wurst, K. (2015). A pilot study investigating the reasons for playing through pain and injury: Emerging themes in men’s and women’s collegiate rugby. The Sport Psychologist, 29(4), 310-318.
  • Madrigal, L., Hamill, S., & Gill, D.L. (2013). Mind over matter: The development of the mental toughness scale (MTS). Sport Psychologist, 27(1), 62-77.
  • Marchant, D.C., Polman, R.C.J., Clough, P., Jackson, J.G., Levy, A.R., & Nicholls A.R. (2009). Zihinsel tokluk: yönetim ve yaş farklılıkları. J. Yönet. Psyschol, 24, 428-437.
  • Masum, R. (2014). A mixed method analysis of mental toughness in elite and sub-elite male and female tennis players in Pakistan. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 1, 110-122.
  • Nicholls, A. R., Polman, R., Levy, A., & Backhouse, S.H. (2009). Mental toughness in sport: Achievement level, gender, age, experience and sport type differences. Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 73–75.
  • Sheard, M, Golby, J., & Van Wersch, A. (2009). Progress towards construct validation of the Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ). European Journalof Psychological Assessment, 25, 186-193.
  • Sheard, M. (2013). Mental Toughness: The Mindset Behind Sporting Achievement. Second Edition, Hove, East Sussex: Routledge.
  • Yardımcı, A., Sadık, R., & Tezcan Kardaş, N. (2017). Amerikan Futbolu Sporcularının Yalnızlık Düzeyleri ve Sporda Mental Dayanıklılık Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkisi. Spor Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2(2), 79-90.
  • Yazıcı, A.G. (2014). Toplumsal Dinamizm ve Spor, Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim Dergisi, Cilt.3, 52.
  • WEB_1.(2019).https://nomoreharm.com.au/5-factors-that-affect-your-mental-health/. (15.4.2019/23.54).
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Primary Language English
Subjects Sports Medicine
Journal Section Article
Authors

Yunus Emre Dede This is me 0000-0002-6954-284X

Savaş Duman

Publication Date March 28, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 5 Issue: 1

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APA Dede, Y. E., & Duman, S. (2021). The Investigation of Mental Toughness of Elite Wrestlers. Spor Eğitim Dergisi, 5(1), 29-37.

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