ABSTRACT

Aim: The aim of this research; The aim of this study is to investigate the mental toughness skills of athletes in ski and snowboard.

Methods: For data collection, “Mental Toughness Scale” was used which was developed by Sheard et al. ⁸ and was adapted to Turkish by Altıntaş and Koruç ⁹ to 212 participants in total consisting of 74 female and 138 male

For data analysis, SPSS statistical packet program was used for frequency analysis, and independent t-tests, one-way anova and tukey test were run to find out the source of the difference among different groups of participants

Results: Significant differences were found when comparing the mental toughness of the participants according to their branches (p<0.05).

Conclusion: According to this; It is seen that skiers have more mental endurance skills than snowboarders.