The Comparison of Mental Toughness For Elite Football Players In Iran By Their Position on The Field of Play
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Sports and Physical Education (IOSR-JSPE) - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the mental toughness of elite football players in different positions. For this purpose, 220 football players from 9 teams (Persepolis Tehran, Esteghlal Tehran, Naft Tehran, Saipa Alborz, Rah Ahan Tehran F.C., Saba Qom, Malavan Bandar Anzali, Tractor Sazi Tabriz and Foolad Khuzestan) were sampled in stratified random sampling among the 16 teams listed in Iran Pro League (Persian Gulf Pro League) during 2014-2015 seasons. The mental toughness of the players in these teams was collected and evaluated using the Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire by Sheard and Golby (2009). In order to analyze of data, both descriptive and inferential statistics were used and statistical tests were performed according to data scales under SPSS 21 statistical software (α = 0.05). The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to check the normality of distribution of data and the Levine test was used to measure homogeneity of variances. Regarding the normality of the distribution of research data, one-way ANOVA was used to compare the mean mental toughness scores and Scheffe's post hoc test was used to determine the location of the differences. The results showed that there is a significant difference for mental toughness among the elite football players in different positions. The mental toughness scores of goalkeeper's have been significantly lower than defenders, midfielders and attackers. The mental toughness scores of defenders have also been significantly higher than midfielders. However, there was no significant difference between the mental toughness of defenders and attackers.
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Nader Ranjbar, Ramina Atashgahian
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