Analysing The Relationship Between Psychological Dimensions And Table Tennis Players' Performance Skills

Abstract

The goal of this research was to determine whether there was a connection between a player's mental toughness and his ability level in state-level Table Tennis competition.  

Methods: State-level male table tennis players (n=25) took the Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire (a measure of characteristics associated with mental toughness) and the Table Tennis Skill Test (a test of table tennis skills; the Alternate Push Test and Alternate Counter Test were chosen).  The data reveal a favourable relationship between mental toughness and overall athletic performance.  Consistency and the Alternate Counter Test were positively correlated at the.01 level of significance.  

The study's findings corroborate a link between measures of mental toughness and success on the field, suggesting that mentally strong athletes also enjoy greater physical and mental prowess.  

There is a need for further research on the correlations of mental toughness with training experience and age of players, as well as effective strategies to increase mental toughness, as well as the differences between individual and team sports.