Can Mental Skills Intervention Improve Resilience of Adolescent Badminton Athletes?

摘要

Resilience is described as a positive adaptation despite the presence of, or to bounce back from, risk or adversity. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of mental skills intervention in improving resilience of adolescent athletes in a badminton club. Ten athletes were sampled in a field one-group pre-test post-test quasi experiment case study. Treatment implemented was mental skills intervention - comprising of individual counselling and group capacity builiding on goal setting, mental imagery and self-talk. Data analysis was done with Wilcoxon signed rank test (P<.05). This study shows a significant increase on resilience. This case study shows that mental skills intervention can improve resilience. Thus, it is useful to build the capacity of athletes' mental skills. It is recommended to implement this intervention in routine trainings.