Mental Toughness: Effect on Factors Associated with Injury and Illness in Adolescent Athletes
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Background: High school sports participation has increased in the past decade, notably in multiple sport participation and sport specialization by adolescent athletes.Stressful circumstances during training and competition can predispose athletes to overtraining syndrome and athlete burnout.Others have used a mental toughness training program to determine how athletes handle stressors during training and competition, and whether the training positively affects factors associated with illness and injury.Objective: This study is an extension of previous research on mental toughness.1 This study measured the effect of a mental toughness intervention on mental toughness, somatic manifestation, athlete burnout, stress recognition, stress response, coping aptitude, and athletic performance.Participants: Six Caucasian male varsity track athletes from a rural public high school participated in this study.Methods: The participants completed instruments assessing mental toughness, athlete burnout, somatic manifestations, stress recognition, and stress response prior to, during, and at the conclusion of a 4-wk mental toughness intervention.The Mental, Emotional, and Bodily Toughness Inventory (MeBTough) was used for assessing mental toughness.Spearman rho correlation coefficients (r) assessed the relationships between mental toughness, athlete burnout, somatic manifestations, stress response, stress recognition, and coping
Author: Frank W. Baker
Institution: Ohio University
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2411761087