Effect of mental training programme in improving mental toughness and coping abilities among Tehran High School student athletes

Mental strength is critical to the athlete’s performance especially in competition. Every coach and athlete will seriously work on mental strength to ensure the positive results are achieved in every competition participated. This study investigated the effect of Mental Training Program (MTP) on men...

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Main Author:	Rasti, Mohammad Ali
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	LB Theory and practice of education
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79380/1/MohammadAliRastiPFP2017.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.793802018-10-14T08:45:06Z Effect of mental training programme in improving mental toughness and coping abilities among Tehran High School student athletes 2017 Rasti, Mohammad Ali LB Theory and practice of education Mental strength is critical to the athlete’s performance especially in competition. Every coach and athlete will seriously work on mental strength to ensure the positive results are achieved in every competition participated. This study investigated the effect of Mental Training Program (MTP) on mental toughness and coping abilities among male and female high school student athletes. MTP was conducted to investigate how the training improved athletes’ mental strength in regards to toughness and coping abilities. The training program was developed based on Iranian culture and sports psychology theories. In this quantitative study, two questionnaires were used as instruments to collect data from control and experimental groups on two occasions – pre and post to measure the effect of the training. The tests were given before and after the MTP. Quasi experimental methodology was adopted to examine the effectiveness of mental training to mental toughness and coping abilities among two groups of 80 Iranian student athletes. Gender and type of sports were considered as independent variables whereas mental toughness and coping ability were dependent variables in the research. The Cronbach’s alpha index reported a satisfactory index. Statistical analysis indicated that the overall Mental Training was effective in improving mental toughness and coping abilities among Tehran high school student athletes. In other words it is concluded that MTP influences student athletes’ mental toughness and coping ability. It is recommended that any well-designed mental training programs should provide opportunities for athletes to improve their mental toughness and coping ability in preparation for competitions besides educating and training them to confront unpleasant circumstances and overcome obstacles. 2017 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79380/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79380/1/MohammadAliRastiPFP2017.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Education Faculty of Education
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description	Mental strength is critical to the athlete’s performance especially in competition. Every coach and athlete will seriously work on mental strength to ensure the positive results are achieved in every competition participated. This study investigated the effect of Mental Training Program (MTP) on mental toughness and coping abilities among male and female high school student athletes. MTP was conducted to investigate how the training improved athletes’ mental strength in regards to toughness and coping abilities. The training program was developed based on Iranian culture and sports psychology theories. In this quantitative study, two questionnaires were used as instruments to collect data from control and experimental groups on two occasions – pre and post to measure the effect of the training. The tests were given before and after the MTP. Quasi experimental methodology was adopted to examine the effectiveness of mental training to mental toughness and coping abilities among two groups of 80 Iranian student athletes. Gender and type of sports were considered as independent variables whereas mental toughness and coping ability were dependent variables in the research. The Cronbach’s alpha index reported a satisfactory index. Statistical analysis indicated that the overall Mental Training was effective in improving mental toughness and coping abilities among Tehran high school student athletes. In other words it is concluded that MTP influences student athletes’ mental toughness and coping ability. It is recommended that any well-designed mental training programs should provide opportunities for athletes to improve their mental toughness and coping ability in preparation for competitions besides educating and training them to confront unpleasant circumstances and overcome obstacles.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Rasti, Mohammad Ali
author_facet	Rasti, Mohammad Ali
author_sort	Rasti, Mohammad Ali
title	Effect of mental training programme in improving mental toughness and coping abilities among Tehran High School student athletes
title_short	Effect of mental training programme in improving mental toughness and coping abilities among Tehran High School student athletes
title_full	Effect of mental training programme in improving mental toughness and coping abilities among Tehran High School student athletes
title_fullStr	Effect of mental training programme in improving mental toughness and coping abilities among Tehran High School student athletes
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of mental training programme in improving mental toughness and coping abilities among Tehran High School student athletes
title_sort	effect of mental training programme in improving mental toughness and coping abilities among tehran high school student athletes
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Education
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publishDate	2017
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Effect of mental training programme in improving mental toughness and coping abilities among Tehran High School student athletes

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