Evaluation of a Psychological Skill Training Program on Mental Toughness and Psychological Wellbeing for Professional Soccer Players

Miçooğullari, Bülent Okan; Ekmekçi, Rıdvan

doi:10.13189/ujer.2017.051222

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“…In other words, all of these characteristics are prominent features of psychological wellbeing, such as purposefulness in life, personal growth, mastery of the environment, and self-acceptance. In this regard, Mikogulari and Ekmexi [26] examined the training of psychological skills in increasing resilience; they concluded that athletes with high levels of psychological wellbeing have better resilience during competitions.…”

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Predicting Resilience Based on Dark Triad Personality and Psychological Wellbeing in Athletes Students

2021

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Background and Aim: The concept of resilience has been recently extensively considered concerning sports studies; accordingly, in most qualitative studies, it has been used to explore the attitudes of coaches, athletes, and sports psychologists. In this regard, the present study aimed to determine resilience in athletic students based on dark triad personality and psychological wellbeing. Methods & Materials: This was a descriptive and correlational study. The population of the study consisted of all male students of Guilan University of Physical Education in the first semester of the academic year 2019-2020. A sample of 200 individuals was selected by convenience sampling method; then, the required data were collected using Sheard et al.’s (2009) Resilience Scale for Adults, Jonsson and Webster’s Dark Triad Personality Questionnaire, and Ryff’s 18-item Psychological Wellbeing Scale (1989). The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. Ethical Considerations: This study was approved by Research Ethics Committee of Guilan University of Medical Sciences (Code: IR.GUMS.REC.1398.121). Results: The present research results suggested a positive and significant correlation between the resilience of the examined athletic students and narcissism (r=0.495, P<0.001), self-acceptance (r=0.598, P<0.001), purposefulness in life (r=0.556, P<0.001), personal growth (r=0.648, P<0.001), the mastery of the environment (r=0.645, P<0.001), positive correlation with others (r=0.569, P<0.001), and independence (r=0.381, P<0.001). Moreover, there was a significant negative correlation between antisocial behavior (r=-0.557, P<0.001) and Machiavelli’s aspect (r=-0.604, P<0.001), and the explored students’ resilience. Additionally, multiple regression analysis data revealed that dark triad personality and psychological wellbeing predict 62% of resilience in the study subjects. Conclusion: The current investigation results signified a significant correlation between dark triad personality and psychological wellbeing, and resilience in athletic students. Accordingly, educators and teachers need to pay more attention to the role of psychological wellbeing and different dimensions of athletes’ personalities for promoting the health and performance of students.

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Predicting Resilience Based on Dark Triad Personality and Psychological Wellbeing in Athletes Students

2021

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“…The current study fills this gap by indicating the impact of the mental toughness programme on youth who are not in sport. Miçooğullari and Ekmekçi (2017) in their study that sampled 26 youth between the age of 18-33 years old who are soccer players show that the mental toughness programme contributed to human flourishing among youth who participated in their study. Furthermore, young athletes who were involved in a mental toughness programme became greater than normal athletes and develop quintessential performance.…”

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A Narrative Systematic Review of the Mental Toughness Programme Offered by the National Youth Development Agency

Chauke

Malatji

2022

Acad. J. Interdiscip. Stud.

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The rapid increase of poverty, crime, and unemployment in South Africa results in youth vulnerability. Youth not in employment, not in education, and not in training are most vulnerable to life setbacks, find it difficult dealing with criticism, rejection, and failure. Thus, youth workers responsible for the coordination of youth service programme need to design an autonomy-supportive programme that can prepare youth mentally before youth are placed in a youth development programme that seeks to enhance youth employability. The National Youth Development Agency in South Africa under the National Youth Service Programme has developed a mental toughness programme curriculum that NYS volunteers undergo before participating in youth skill development programme or community service programme for a minimum of five days. The aim of the study is to explore the impact of the Mental Toughness Programme on the positive development of youth through youth lived experience in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. This study made use of a qualitative research approach, non-probability sampling to sample eight youth who participated in the Mental Toughness Programme offered by the National Youth Development Agency. In this study, we recommend that the National Youth Development Agency knowledge and research division should conduct a longitudinal study that can evaluate the impact of the Mental Toughness Programme on positive youth development in South Africa. The National Youth Development Agency should revise the mental toughness programme curriculum in a way that the programme goes beyond five days and physical toughness should be cooperated in the curriculum to enhance social cohesion. Received: 27 July 2021 / Accepted: 6 October 2021 / Published: 3 January 2022

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“…Several research had also been conducted to examine the impacts of PST on psychological skills for both sport performance and rehabilitation. Throughout the intervention program, the levels of psychological well-being and mental toughness of participants significantly increased, in addition to autonomy, self-acceptance, and positive relationships with others [6]. The PST program also generally improved psychological well-being and psychological skills at individual, group, and community level [7].…”

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“…The previous study had shown that psychological skills, psychological skill training, and psychological skill profiles have significant impacts on athletes' performance [2,3,6,10]. However, the number of study involving Physical Education college students is limited.…”

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Physical Education Students’ Psychological Skills in Facing Sport Competition

Putri¹,

Stephani²

2019

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sport Science, Health, and Physical Education (ICSSHPE 2018)

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Psychological skills have important roles in the performance of sport. Unfortunately, research related to psychological skills of Physical Education college students, who often interact with sport competition, is scarce. Therefore, this study was aimed at exploring the Physical Education college students' psychological skills of sport in facing competition. The study was conducted under exploratory research design employing the Test of Performance Strategies-2 (TOPS-2) as the instrument for collecting data related to nine psychological skills of sport. The data were taken from twenty eight Physical Education college students and analyzed through descriptive data analysis. The data showed that self-talk, imagery, and goal setting skills had the highest score. Meanwhile, controlling emotion and negative thinking became the two psychological skills with the lowest score. The result also discovered that female participants obtained higher average score than male participants. However, male participants obtained higher scores in controlling emotion and negative thinking. Due to the result of the study, it is expected that psychological skills training matched the students' psychological skill profile can be applied to develop students' better enhancement in sport.

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Evaluation of a Psychological Skill Training Program on Mental Toughness and Psychological Wellbeing for Professional Soccer Players

Cited by 13 publications

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Predicting Resilience Based on Dark Triad Personality and Psychological Wellbeing in Athletes Students

Predicting Resilience Based on Dark Triad Personality and Psychological Wellbeing in Athletes Students

A Narrative Systematic Review of the Mental Toughness Programme Offered by the National Youth Development Agency

Physical Education Students’ Psychological Skills in Facing Sport Competition

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