Published: October 06, 2012

A Critical Analysis of Mental Toughness and Will to Win Between Throwers and Jumpers: A Psychological Probe

Sachin Gupta
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Abstract

The present study was conducted to examine the mental toughness and will to win between throwers and jumpers. To obtain data for this study, the investigators had selected forty (N=40) male school level athletes of 16 to 19 years of age group to act as subjects. They were further divided into two groups which includes twenty (n= 20) Throwers and twenty (n=20) Jumpers. The purposive sampling technique was used to obtain the required data. All the subjects, after having been informed about the objective and protocol of the study, gave their consent and volunteered to participate in this study. Mental toughness was measured with questionnaire developed by Goldberg (1998) and Will to win was measured with questionnaire prepared by Kumar and Shukla (1988). It is concluded from the above findings that significant differences were found between throwers and jumpers on the sub variables i.e. motivation and overall mental toughness. However, no significant differences were noticed regarding the sub variables i.e. rebound ability, ability to handle pressure, concentration and confidence. It has been also conclude that insignificant differences were noticed between throwers and sprinters on the variable will to win.

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Mental Toughness Will to Win Throwers Jumpers                                  
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