On the mental toughness of self-aware athletes: Evidence from competitive tennis players

On the mental toughness of self-aware athletes: Evidence from competitive tennis players

This study examined the relationship between mental toughness (MT) and self-awareness in a sample of 175 male and 158 female South African tennis athletes (mean age = 29.09 years, s.d. = 14.00). The participants completed the Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire and the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale to assess MT (confidence, constancy, control) and self-awareness (self-reflection and self-insight) dimensions, respectively. Linear regression indicated that self-insight (β=0.49), but not self-reflection (β=0.02), predicted global MT. Multivariate regression analyses were significant for self-reflection (ηp2=0.11) and self-insight (ηp2=0.24). Self-reflection predicted confidence and constancy (ηp2=0.05 and 0.06, respectively), whereas self-insight predicted all three MT subcomponents (ηp2=0.12 to 0.14). The findings extend prior qualitative research evidence supporting the relevance of self-awareness to the MT of competitive tennis athletes, with self-reflection and insight forming prospective routes through which athletes' MT may be developed. SIGNIFICANCE: • Self-awareness attributes were predictive of higher levels of mental toughness among competitive tennis players. • Dimensions of self-awareness may offer routes for developing athletes' mental toughness.

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Main Author: Cowden,Richard G.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2017
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532017000100012
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spelling oai:scielo:S0038-235320170001000122017-02-23On the mental toughness of self-aware athletes: Evidence from competitive tennis playersCowden,Richard G. self-reflection self-insight athletes sport South Africa This study examined the relationship between mental toughness (MT) and self-awareness in a sample of 175 male and 158 female South African tennis athletes (mean age = 29.09 years, s.d. = 14.00). The participants completed the Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire and the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale to assess MT (confidence, constancy, control) and self-awareness (self-reflection and self-insight) dimensions, respectively. Linear regression indicated that self-insight (β=0.49), but not self-reflection (β=0.02), predicted global MT. Multivariate regression analyses were significant for self-reflection (ηp2=0.11) and self-insight (ηp2=0.24). Self-reflection predicted confidence and constancy (ηp2=0.05 and 0.06, respectively), whereas self-insight predicted all three MT subcomponents (ηp2=0.12 to 0.14). The findings extend prior qualitative research evidence supporting the relevance of self-awareness to the MT of competitive tennis athletes, with self-reflection and insight forming prospective routes through which athletes' MT may be developed. SIGNIFICANCE: • Self-awareness attributes were predictive of higher levels of mental toughness among competitive tennis players. • Dimensions of self-awareness may offer routes for developing athletes' mental toughness.Academy of Science of South AfricaSouth African Journal of Science v.113 n.1-2 20172017-02-01journal articletext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532017000100012en
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description This study examined the relationship between mental toughness (MT) and self-awareness in a sample of 175 male and 158 female South African tennis athletes (mean age = 29.09 years, s.d. = 14.00). The participants completed the Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire and the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale to assess MT (confidence, constancy, control) and self-awareness (self-reflection and self-insight) dimensions, respectively. Linear regression indicated that self-insight (β=0.49), but not self-reflection (β=0.02), predicted global MT. Multivariate regression analyses were significant for self-reflection (ηp2=0.11) and self-insight (ηp2=0.24). Self-reflection predicted confidence and constancy (ηp2=0.05 and 0.06, respectively), whereas self-insight predicted all three MT subcomponents (ηp2=0.12 to 0.14). The findings extend prior qualitative research evidence supporting the relevance of self-awareness to the MT of competitive tennis athletes, with self-reflection and insight forming prospective routes through which athletes' MT may be developed. SIGNIFICANCE: • Self-awareness attributes were predictive of higher levels of mental toughness among competitive tennis players. • Dimensions of self-awareness may offer routes for developing athletes' mental toughness.
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