THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG MENTAL TOUGHNESS, SPORT CONFIDENCE AND STRESS COPING OF WOODBALL YOUTH PLAYERS
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The objective of this study was to study the relationship among sport confidence, mental toughness, and stress coping of woodball youth players. The population were woodball players in the Region 3 representative qualifying round of the 33rd national youth games: Bueng Kan Games. There were 86 players from 20 provinces namely Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, BuengKan, Buri Ram, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Roi Et, Loei, Si Sa Ket, Sakon Nakhon, Surin, Nong Khai, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Amnat Charoen, Udon Thani, and Ubon Rachathani. The research instruments were Source of Sports Confidence Questionnaire (SSCQ), Psychological Performance Inventory (PPI), and Athlethic Coping Skills Inventory Questionnaire-28. The data were analyzed by using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation in order to examine correlation efficient between sport confidence, mental toughness, and stress coping. The result revealed the positive relationship between sport confidence and mental toughness at 0.612 which was statistically significant at P < 0.01. The sport confidence and stress coping relationship showed negative relationship at -0.152 statistically significant at at P < 0.01. The result between mental toughness and stress coping also showed negative relationship at -0.236 statistically significant at at P < 0.01. The results revealed that the sport confidence affected players’ mental toughness. Having sport confidence could influence stress management ability of youth players, the stress of which was a factor bringing them to burn out syndrome or quit playing sport. Therefore, this could negatively affect the players and sport industries in the future.
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