Abstract:

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the imagination levels of the students of the faculty of sports sciences on mental toughness. The demographic form containing personal information, the Sports Imagination Scale developed by Hall et al. (1998) and the scale adapted to Turkish by Vurgun (2010), reliability and validity study of which was carried out, were used to collect the data. It can be said that the imagination characteristics of the participants are at a good level and their mental toughness characteristics are close to the middle level. It was found that the imagination and mental toughness of the participants did not differ according to the gender variable. The imagination levels of the participants who are interested in team sports and who are engaged in individual sports do not differ significantly. When we look at the results obtained within the scope of correlation analysis in the study, it was found that there is a moderate and positive relationship between imagination and mental toughness. As a result of the regression analysis, it was found that imagination in sports has a significant positive contribution in explaining its effect on mental toughness. It can be said that the higher the level of imagination in sports, the higher the mental toughness.

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