摘要:This study intendsto examine the impact of the mental toughness of athletes doing outdoor sportson their decision-making skills. The study population is composed of 504athletes doing outdoor sports in various disciplines in Turkey in 2017. Themental toughness in sports scale developed by Sheard et al. (2009) and adaptedto Turkish by Altıntaş and Bayar Koruç (2016) and the Melbourne Decision MakingScale I-II Scale developed by Mann et al. (1998) and adapted to Turkish byDeniz (2004) were used. The Independent Samples T test was used to analyze thedata obtained as well as the One Way Analysis of Variance (One Way Anova) usedin case of the existence of more than two groups and the correlation analysisfor the relationship between the two groups. As a result, significantdifferences were found by the variables gender, marital status, age,educational status, the type of outdoor sports engaged in and experience.Accordingly, mental toughness has effects on decision-making skills when doingoutdoor sports. There is a low level of positive correlation between mental toughnessand decision-making skills. It is thought that the seasons and the types ofoutdoor sports done have an impact on these results.
关键词:Outdoor sports;mental toughness;Decision Making