%0 Journal Article
%T Relationships Between Flow, Mental Toughness, and Subjective Performance Perception in Various Triathletes
%A Jenny Meggs
%A Mark A. Chen
%A Stefan Koehn
%J Perceptual and Motor Skills
%@ 1558-688X
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0031512518803203
%X This study examined the relationship between mental toughness (MT), subjectively perceived performance, and dispositional flow in a sample of 114 high-performing ironmen and standard distance triathletes (Mage£¿=£¿28.81 years, SD£¿=£¿3.45) recruited from triathlon clubs. Participants completed the Mental Toughness Questionnaire, Dispositional Flow Scale, and self-rated subjectively perceived performance. Pearson¡¯s correlations between these measures revealed a significant, positive relationship between global MT and subjective performance ratings (r£¿=£¿.62, p£¿<£¿.01) and between global MT and all Dispositional Flow subscales (r£¿=£¿.67¨C.81, p£¿<£¿.05). Linear regression analyses found that MT subscales accounted for 64% of the variance in dispositional flow. Subjective performance ratings did not add significantly to the regression model. Overall, these findings suggest that MT may contribute positively to ironman competitors¡¯ and triathletes¡¯ exertion of the cognitive and emotional control necessary to experience flow and perform better. We discuss these results in the context of ironman and triathlon competitions
%K ironmen
%K sports personality and performance
%K triathletes
%K mental toughness
%K flow
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0031512518803203