Investigação dos níveis de resiliência psicológica e coragem acadêmica de estudantes universitários com base em determinados parâmetros

Gamze Güney; Osman Imamoğlu; Ayşe Demir

doi:10.22633/rpge.v30iesp2.21348

Authors

Gamze Güney Ardahan University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9638-320X
Osman Imamoğlu Ondokuz Mayıs University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6671-6042
Ayşe Demir Dicle University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3856-0498

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22633/rpge.v30iesp2.21348

Keywords:

Academic courage, Mental toughness, Gender, University students, Sports Experience

Abstract

This study investigates the levels of mental toughness and academic courage among university students in connection with certain parameters. The Sports Mental Toughness Inventory and Academic Courage Scale were used in this study. While performing the statistical analysis, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, and LSD tests were used. University students' mental toughness levels differed significantly based on gender (p < 0.001) while there was also a significant difference in commitment, control, and total mental toughness scores across age categories, with the exception of the confidence sub-dimension (p < 0.05). Athlete students in the Faculty of Sport Sciences showed substantial differences in mental toughness across confidence, control, and commitment sub-dimensions, as well as total score, based on their years of sports experience (p < 0.05 and p < 0.001). It is suggested that this study be conducted with a bigger sample size, including students who receive and do not receive sports instruction from various universities.

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Author Biographies

Gamze Güney, Ardahan University

Ardahan University, Ardahn – Turkey. Associate Professor, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Department of Coaching Education.

Osman Imamoğlu, Ondokuz Mayıs University

Prof. Dr. Ondokuz Mayıs University Yaşar Doğu, Samsun – Turkey. Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department Sports Management.

Ayşe Demir, Dicle University

Dicle University, Diyarbakır – Turkey. Associate Professor, School of Physical Education and Sports, Department of Sports Management.

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