Nouri Nazaritab, Sahar Zarei, Hassan Gharayagh Zandi, Mahmoud Mohebi,
Volume 16, Issue 64 (3-2018)
Abstract
Mental toughness is one of the most important efficient psychological characters between elite athletes and efficient factors understanding have much importance. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and mental toughness in elite and amateurs Taekwondo athletes. Present study research method was correlation and causative-comparative Participants were 140 taekwondo athletes (70 elite and 70 amateur athletes) that they chose based on random sampling from Iranian Taekwondo populations. This population completed the scals of emotional intelligence Schutte et al (1998) and mental toughness sheard & et al (2009). The data was analyzed by anova, Pearson correlation and multiple regressions. The results showed a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and mental toughness, Also results of Anova test showed that there was a significant difference between elite and amateurs of taekwondo athletes in both emotional intelligence and mental toughness. In addition, elite taekwondo athletes got higher scores finally; regression analysis showed that emotional intelligence indexes predict 57 percent of mental toughness variance (P<0.001). In general, emotional intelligence is a predictor factor in mental toughness. Therefore, designing and implementing the effective training programs can help to boost and develop mental toughness.
Mahmoud Mohebi, Hassan Gharayagh Zandi, Nouri Nazaritab, Sahar Zarei,
Volume 17, Issue 65 (3-2018)
Abstract
Mental toughness is one of the most important psychological characteristics that have large impact on athlete’s success. One of the most important issues is to understand factors that affect it; it seems that paying attention to determined standards is one of the ways to develop this characteristic. Thus, the purpose of present study was to investigate the relationship between competive perfectionism and mental toughness in elite martial arts. Present research method was correlational. Statistic population was included all of martial arts that were in the national team camps and 132 athletes selected based on random sampling, and completed the Scals of mental toughness sheard et al (2009) and perfectionism Stoeber et al (2007). The data was analyzed by Pearson correlation, multiple regressions and anova. Pearson correlation showed a significant relationship between perfectionism and mental toughness. Regression analysis showed that positive and negative perfectionism dimensions predict 34 percent of mental toughness variance altogether. Also results of Anova test showed that men relative to femail had significantly higher mental toughness and more positive perfectionism
(P≤ 0.01). Generally, results showed that perfectionism dimensions can be a useful procedure for martial arts talent identification and also to founding mental toughness educational programs for them. The results of Pearson correlation showed that there is a significant positive and negative correlation between the that positive and negative perfectionism and mental toughness (p<0.01).
This means that athletes who have the positive perfectionism have a higher level of mental toughness and athletes who have the negative perfectionism have a lower level of mental toughness.
Saman Maroufi, Seyed Mohammad Kashef, Mohsen Behnam,
Volume 24, Issue 156 (2-2026)
Abstract
Background: Self-efficacy is recognized as a key variable in enhancing the efficiency of employees in sports and youth departments. Previous studies have shown that psychological resilience, by fostering perseverance and resistance to pressure, can strengthen the belief in one's ability to successfully perform tasks, while learning agility—by accelerating skill acquisition and adaptation to changes—may reinforce this relationship.
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the structural relationships between psychological resilience and self-efficacy, mediated by learning agility, among employees of sports and youth departments in northwestern Iran.
Methods: This descriptive-correlational study utilized structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population included all employees of sports and youth departments in West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan, and Ardabil provinces (N=698). Using Cochran’s formula and random cluster sampling, 248 participants were selected. Data were collected via the Mental Toughness Questionnaire (MTQ-48; Clough et al., 2002), the 25-item Learning Agility Questionnaire (Cross & Caldwell, 2016), and the 23-item General Self-Efficacy Scale (Sherer et al., 1982). Data were analyzed using SPSS-26 and AMOS-24.
Results: Findings revealed a significant positive relationship between psychological resilience and self-efficacy (β=0.298, p<0.001), with learning agility acting as a mediating variable. Results also indicated significant positive effects of psychological resilience on learning agility (β=0.213, p<0.005) and of learning agility on self-efficacy (β=0.234, p<0.007). The indirect effect of psychological resilience on self-efficacy through learning agility was significant (β=0.103; 95% CI: 0.056–0.161). The conceptual model demonstrated better fit than alternative models (χ²/df=1.56, GFI=0.94, AGFI=0.92, NFI=0.95, CFI=0.98, RMSEA=0.05), and these results can contribute to improving the performance of employees and athletes in sports and youth departments.
Conclusion: It is concluded that enhancing psychological resilience can increase self-efficacy among employees of sports and youth departments, with learning agility identified as a critical mediator in this process.
