Investigation the Relationship between Mental Toughness and Courage Levels of Sports Sciences Faculty Students for Sustainable Performance

Turhan Toros (), Emre Bulent Ogras, İlyas Okan, Cenk Temel, Muzaffer Toprak Keskin, Cihat Korkmaz and Eren Uluoz
Additional contact information
Turhan Toros: Department of Coaching Education, Mersin University, Mersin 33000, Turkey
Emre Bulent Ogras: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Mersin University, Mersin 33000, Turkey
İlyas Okan: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara 06570, Turkey
Cenk Temel: Department of Sport Management, Akdeniz University, Dumlupinar Boulevard, Antalya 07070, Turkey
Muzaffer Toprak Keskin: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Nevsehir Hacı Bektas Veli University, Nevşehir 50000, Turkey
Cihat Korkmaz: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras 46000, Turkey
Eren Uluoz: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Çukurova University, Adana 01000, Turkey

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-17

Abstract: This research aimed to explore any links between mental toughness and courage in sports among students enrolled in the faculty of sports science, employing a relational screening model with a sample consisting of 340 university students who were selected using a convenience sampling method. Research data were collected through a Personal Information Form, the Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ), and the Sport Courage Scale (SCS). Data analyses included independent groups T-test, One-Way ANOVA, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient. Significant differences were detected in the SMTQ and SCS, as well as in the total scale scores, based on the gender variable, which is one of the demographic variables. SMTQ and SCS subdimensions and total scale scores differed significantly according to the university department. Furthermore, the study identified significant differences in the SMTQ and the SCS subdimensions and total scale scores based on the academic year variable. However, no significant relationship was found between age and SMTQ and SCS subdimensions and total scale scores. The findings of this study indicate a significant and positive correlation between the SMTQ and SCS subdimensions and the total scale scores. Therefore, it can be concluded that as the mental toughness levels of the students in sports science increase, their courage levels also increase.

Keywords: sustainable; performance; mental toughness; courage; sports science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/12/9406/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/12/9406/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:12:p:9406-:d:1168933

Access Statistics for this article

Sustainability is currently edited by Ms. Alexandra Wu

More articles in Sustainability from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().