The Influence of Athlete Students' Psychological Capital on Track and Field Performance

Abstract

This study aims to know the correlation between students' psychological capital on track and field performance. The subjects of this study were 18 athletes who still studied in Senior High School in East Java. The adapted Psychological Capital Questionnaire for sport was constructed by Luthans, et al. (2007). The product moment method is utilized for statistic analyzing. The result of data analysis was 0.473, meaning that the psychological capital variable influences the individual performance on track and field. The variable influenced 47.3% of the athlete's performance. Therefore, it can be concluded that track and field athletes must join the psychological coaching in order to develop their performance.

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“…In professional settings, personal psychological capital has been continuously proven as vital to teachers’ motivation and satisfaction ( Viseu et al., 2016 ), job performance ( Clarence et al., 2021 ), and teaching effectiveness ( Wang et al., 2014 ). Additionally, psychological capital has also been shown to enhance the personal performance and team achievement of sportsmen ( Jannah et al., 2018 ; Lai et al., 2020 ).…”