COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL TOUGHNESS OF THAI DISABLED ATHLETES AMONG MEN AND WOMEN

Abstract

Mental toughness is an ability in controlling and responding to mind properly of mood, concentration, commitment and attention in various situation. The purpose of the study was to compare the mental toughness of the Thai disabled athletes among men and women. The samples used in the study were 142 Thai disabled athletes who were participated in the 7th PARA GAME, Myanmar. There were 109 males (76.8 %), and 33 females (23.2 %). They were chosen through random sampling. The tool used in this study was Mental Toughness inventory developed by Julvanichpong, Vongjaturapat, & Julvanichpong (Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient 0.97). The data was analyzed by Independent t - test. The research results found that mental toughness levels of men's disabled athletes was higher than women's disabled athletes but the difference was not significant (p = 0.484).
(Journal of Sports Science and Technology 2015; 15(2); 357-364)