• Jaspreet Singh
• Dr. kuldeep Kumar Battan

Abstract: The aim of this study was to measure the difference in mental toughness among players of Various Games and Sports (i.e. Individual Sports, Team Sports and E-Sports). For this study, 100 male subjects (individual sports=44, team sports=36 and e-sports=20) volunteered participate in the study were chosen. Their age ranged between 18 to 25 years. Subjects ready to participate in the study were selected from colleges affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala. To measure the mental toughness of selected subjects for the present study, the Mental Toughness Questionnaire constructed by Goldberg (1990) was administered. To find out the differences in mean of all selected group of players for chosen variable, One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was applied. For more analysis Scheffe’s Post-Hoc test was applied. To test the hypotheses, level of significance was set at 0.05. . Found results were significant on the variable mental toughness and sub-variable reboundability among selected groups of players. But insignificant differences were found with regard to sub variable, Ability to Handle Pressure, Concentration, Confidence, and Motivation.

Keywords: Mental Toughness, Individual Sports, Team Sports, E-Sports, Players.

"A Comparative Analysis of the Mental Toughness among Players of Various Games and Sports", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.1116-1121, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904R67.pdf

"A Comparative Analysis of the Mental Toughness among Players of Various Games and Sports", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp1116-1121, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904R67.pdf