Structural Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Endurance and Speed with the Accuracy of Decision-Making in Futsal Referees: The Mediating Role of Mental Toughness

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student in Motor Behavior, Department of Motor Behavior and Sports Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Cultural and Social Sciences, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Motor Behavior and Sports Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Yadegar Emam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between cardiorespiratory endurance and speed on the decision-making accuracy of Premier Futsal League referees with the mediation of mental toughness.
Methods: In this study, 123 referees (37 women and 86 men) participated voluntarily. The referees completed a mental toughness questionnaire, and then took part in a speed and endurance test, and finally their decision-making accuracy evaluated through a developed video test.
Results: Path analysis results using PLS software showed a significant positive relationship between cardiorespiratory endurance and the decision-making accuracy of futsal referees (P=0.001, T=0.034, b=0.370). There was also a significant positive relationship between cardiorespiratory endurance and the mental toughness of futsal referees (P=0.001, T=0.034, b=0.420). Mental toughness was found to play an important positive mediating role between cardiorespiratory endurance and decision-making accuracy (P=0.039, T=0.072, b=0.070). Additionally,  a significant negative relationship was found between physical readiness speed and decision-making accuracy of futsal referees (P=0.001, T=0.353, b=0.330). However, no significant relationship was found between physical readiness speed and mental toughness of futsal referees (P=0.616, T=0.502, b=0.050).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that both speed and cardiorespiratory endurance play important roles in the decision-making accuracy among referees, and mental toughness also plays a significant positive mediating role between cardiorespiratory endurance and decision-making accuracy.
 

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https://www.doi.org/10.26502/acbr.50170011

Sports Psychology
Volume 16, Issue 2
2024
Pages 137-151

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  • Receive Date: 28 September 2021
  • Revise Date: 26 January 2022
  • Accept Date: 05 March 2022

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