The impact of mental toughness on resilience andwell-being: A comparison of hearing-impaired andnon-hearing-impaired athletes

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Akoğlu H. E., Cengiz C., Hazar Z., Erdeveciler Ö., Balcı V.

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.34, sa.4, ss.1-17, 2024 (SSCI)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/casp.2841
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, PASCAL, CINAHL, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-17
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact ofmental toughness levels on the psychological resilience andmental well-being levels of hearing impaired and non-hearing impaired athletes and the extent of the differencebetween hearing impaired and non-hearing impaired ath-letes. The study group of the research consisted of 121 hear-ing impaired and 127 non-hearing-impaired athletes whocontinue their active sports life in Turkey. Conveniencesampling method for non-hearing-impaired athletes andsnowball sampling method for hearing impaired athleteswere used for data collection. Data was collected onlinewith Google Forms. In the study, structural equation model-ling was conducted with Smart PLS program. In Model A,the direct effect of mental toughness on mental well-beingand resilience was determined. Model B showed that mentaltoughness directly affected mental well-being and resilience.Mental toughness has a direct effect on psychological resil-ience and mental well-being of hearing-impaired athletesand non-hearing-impaired athletes. In addition the mental toughness, psychological resilience and mental well-being levels of hearing-impaired athletes are higher than those of non-hearing-impaired athletes.