A Comparison of Psychological Resilience of Female National Boxes in Different Categories
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychological toughness of elite female
boxers in different categories. A total of 51 athletes participated in this study, including 15
athletes from the National Team, 17 from the Young National Team and 19 from U17 National
Team. The data have been collected via Mental Toughness Scale developed by Friborg et. al.
in 2005. As a result of the analysis made, it has been found out that boxers in the category
of National Team have higher scores than the ones in the other two groups both in the sub-
dimensions of “structural style” and “social resources” (p<0.05). Besides, in the dimension
of “future perception,” a significant difference has been found among boxers in U17 National
Team (p<0.05). As a result, that boxers in the National Team have participated a higher number
of competitions might have an impact on their getting higher psychological toughness scores.
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