Ahsan Mohammad, Alzahrani Abdullah, Alhusayni Abdullah, Aljohany Maysa
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia.
Front Psychol. 2025 Apr 28;16:1586278. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1586278. eCollection 2025.
Mental toughness is a psychological construct related to resilience and perseverance, and quality of life encompasses physical, emotional, and social wellbeing, which are critical indicators of overall health and wellbeing. This study aims to investigate the effects of different levels of physical activity on mental toughness and quality of life in both male and female participants.
This cross-sectional study consists of 220 participants with the age range of 18-31 years. The data were collected using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the Mental Toughness Questionnaire, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life. Gender specific differences were determined using an independent -test (two-tailed). The effect of varying levels of physical activity in male and female participants was determined by analysis of variance.
Significant differences were found between male and female participants for physical activity levels as high ( = 4.21, ≤ 0.001, = 871.80), moderate ( = 3.72, ≤ 0.001, = 1309.59), and low ( = 3.21, = 0.002, = 520.91) physical activity participants. Statistically significant differences were also found between gender for mental toughness parameters [handling pressure ( = 17.96, ≤ 0.001, = 1.25), concentration ( = 16.07, ≤ 0.001, = 1.22), mental rebounding ( = 13.34, ≤ 0.001, = 1.45), winning attitude ( = 12.01, ≤ 0.001, = 1.17)] and quality of life parameters [physical ( = 13.16, ≤ 0.001, = 1.58), mental ( = 6.17, ≤ 0.001, = 1.69), social ( = 4.58, p ≤ 0.001, = 2.05), environmental ( = 8.35, ≤ 0.001, = 4.95)].
Statistically significant differences were found between genders in levels of physical activity, mental toughness, and quality of life. Future research should aim to unravel the complex interlink between physical activity, mental toughness, and quality of life, using longitudinal designs and diverse populations to validate the findings and explore the underlying mechanisms further.
心理韧性是一种与恢复力和毅力相关的心理特质，生活质量涵盖身体、情感和社会幸福感，是整体健康和幸福的关键指标。本研究旨在调查不同水平的体育活动对男性和女性参与者心理韧性和生活质量的影响。
这项横断面研究包括220名年龄在18 - 31岁之间的参与者。使用国际体育活动问卷、心理韧性问卷和世界卫生组织生活质量量表收集数据。使用独立样本t检验（双侧）确定性别差异。通过方差分析确定不同水平体育活动对男性和女性参与者的影响。
在高（t = 4.21，p≤0.001，df = 871.80）、中（t = 3.72，p≤0.001，df = 1309.59）、低（t = 3.21，p = 0.002，df = 520.91）体育活动水平的男性和女性参与者之间发现了显著差异。在心理韧性参数[应对压力（t = 17.96，p≤0.001，d = 1.25）、注意力（t = 16.07，p≤0.001，d = 1.22）、心理反弹（t = 13.34，p≤0.001，d = 1.45）、获胜态度（t = 12.01，p≤0.001，d = 1.17）]和生活质量参数[身体（t = 13.16，p≤0.001，d = 1.58）、心理（t = 6.17，p≤0.001，d = 1.69）、社会（t = 4.58，p≤0.001，d = 2.05）、环境（t = 8.35，p≤0.001，d = 4.95）]方面，性别之间也存在统计学上的显著差异。
在体育活动水平、心理韧性和生活质量方面，性别之间存在统计学上的显著差异。未来的研究应旨在通过纵向设计和不同人群来揭示体育活动、心理韧性和生活质量之间复杂的相互联系，以验证研究结果并进一步探索潜在机制。
