ASSESSMENT OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS AMONG HIGH AND LOW ACHIEVERS INDIAN WRESTLERS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

This study examined the mental toughness and its influence on performance outcomes in competition. For this study 60 Indian Male National Wrestler competing in National championships at Indira Stadium Una Himachal were selected as sample. The Sample was further divided in two groups as per performance outcomes in competition one is successful wrestlers who had won the medals (n=30) and other one is nonsuccessful wrestlers who had not won any medals in national Championship 2009. Psychological Performance Inventory (PPI; Loehr, 1986) was administered to measures the mental toughness to the both group in this study. Analysis of the fundamental areas of mental toughness revealed that the successful wrestlers scored significantly higher on all subscale of mental toughness and significant differences were observed between two groups (successful and non-successful) in selfconfidence (p = 0.001), negative energy control (p = 0.019). Attention Control (p = 0.011), Visual / Imagery Control (p=0.266), Motivational Level (p = 0.002), Positive Energy (p = 0.001) and Attitude Control (p = 0.012)