INVESTIGATION OF THE MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND IMAGINATION IN SPORTS OF FOOTBALLERS PLAYING FOOTBALL AS AMATEURS ACCORDING TO AGE AND EDUCATION LEVEL VARIABLES

Abstract

This research was conducted to reveal the relationship between the variables of age and education level and mental toughness and imagination levels of individuals who play amateur football. 120 amateur male football players participated in the research voluntarily. Within the scope of the research, information about socio-demographic variables was collected with a personal information form created by the researchers. "Sports Imagery Inventory" and "Sports Mental Toughness Inventory" were used as measurement tools in the research. Distrubition   was adjusted  as a normal according to skewness and lowness for total score distrubition. In this regard, descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) were used. T-test was used for pairwise group comparison, and Pearson distribution analysis was used to determine the relationships between variables.  According to the findings of the research, it was determined that there was no significant difference between the athletes' mental toughness and imagination levels according to their age and educational levels variables. Based on our study, it can be said that the athletes' ages and education levels do not affect their mental endurance and imagination levels.