Effect of mental skills (basic, cognitive and psychosomatic) on improving athletic performance and reducing sports burnout in athletic students of Farhangian University

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mental skills (basic, cognitive and psychosomatic) on improving athletic performance and reducing sports burnout in athletic students of Farhangian University.The method of this research is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population includes all student-athletes of the Farhangian University, which is equal to ۳۲۰ people. To determine the sample size, Cochran's sample size estimation formula was used and the number of samples was ۱۷۵ people who were selected by stratified random sampling by gender. The OMSAT-۳ Psychological Skills Questionnaire was used to measure the mental skills of athletes and also the Sports Performance and Sports Burnout Questionnaires were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Regression coefficient was used to analyze the hypotheses.Results show that basic skills predict ۰.۴۰ and psychosomatic skills predict ۰.۲۴ of the changes in athletic performance of students. It also predicts basic skills of -۰.۴۶, cognitive skills of -۰.۳۲ and psychosomatic skills of -۰.۲۸ of the changes related to sports burnout in student-athletes.Therefore, it can be concluded that mental skills and its components have a significant role in improving athletic performance and reducing sports burnout in athletic students. Therefore, it is recommended that university officials try to prevent and reduce sports burnout and improve athletic performance by teaching mental skills.

کلیدواژه ها:

Mental skills ، athletic performance ، sports burnout