Development of Mental Toughness Evaluation Scale

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  • Komatsu Shogo
    Graduate School of Information Sciences and Arts Toyo University
  • Kato Chieko
    Graduate School of Information Sciences and Arts Toyo University
  • Aoki Koichiro
    Graduate School of Information Sciences and Arts Toyo University

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  • メンタルタフネス評価尺度の開発
  • メンタルタフネス ヒョウカ シャクド ノ カイハツ

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<p>In this study, we attempted to develop a scale to measure mental toughness, which has started to gain attention in recent years, mainly in the field of sports. From the results of previous research and interviews with university students, we created items based on the assumption that there are four factors that constitute mental toughness: willpower, control, social skills, and positivity, with the objective of verifying the appropriateness of the same four assumed factors via three rounds of exploratory factor analysis. In Survey 1 and Survey 2, we queried general university students regarding the Mental Toughness Scale, and in Survey 3, we queried university athletes belonging to an athletic team with factor analyses. As a result, the assumed four-factor structure was obtained for both factor analyses. Furthermore, the same factor structure was obtained for both university athletes and general university students, suggesting that this scale is applicable regardless of the difference between the general public and athletes.</p>

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