M.A. Thesis:

The anticipication of commitment to practice for mental toughness and emotional intelligence in athletes

Abstract Introduction and goal : Individuals from a wide range of physical and sport activities as behavior have always been the subject of attention by sports technicians. One of the important concepts that today is used to understand the determinants of the behavior of sports participation is commitment and adherence. Other important variables that can be related to the commitment to exercise are mental strength and emotional intelligence. The purpose of this study was to predict commitment to exercise based on mental strength and emotional intelligence in athletes. research method:This research is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population consisted of 500 adolescent athletes in Sabzevar city in 1396 who 100 person were selected by available sampling, as samples. The research instrument for collecting information in this study was questionnaire of commitment to practice (Derakhshanpour and Vaez Mousavi, 1393), emotional intelligence questionnaire (Eidy and et al, 2013) and mental strength questionnaire (Gelby and Sheard, 2010). Data analysis was performed using SPSS 22 and Excel 2016 software. Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests, Pearson correlation and regression were used. findings: The results of data analysis showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between components, commitment to practice, emotional intelligence and mental strength, and emotional intelligence and mental strength predict commitment to exercise (sig> 0 / 01). Conclusion: It can be used to increase the commitment to practice in adolescent athletes using emotional intelligence and mental strength interventions, since higher commitment reflects higher emotional intelligence and higher mental attitudes in athletes. .

Keywords: Exercise commitment, mental strength, emotional intelligence.