Investigation of the relationship between mental endurance and personal characteristics in basketball

The aim of this research is to reveal the relationship between mental toughness and personality characteristics of basketball players. The study has been conducted withinthescope of quantitative research methodology, employing a survey model. The study group of there search consists of 407 athletes in the U16 league who continue their basketball training in Istanbul in 2023. The data collection in strum entsused in the research include a Personal Information Form consisting of 10 demographic questions, a Mental Endurance Scale consisting of 13 closed-ended questions, and a Ten-Item Personality Scale consisting of 10 questions. Descriptive data percentage (%), frequency (f), arithmetic mean (X̅), andstandarddeviation (SS), as well as Pearson Correlation Analysis, Independent Groups t Test, and ANOVA test wereem ployed in the data analysis. According to the research results, it was observed that the mental resilience of female sandtheirextra version scores in the context of personality trait sarehigherthanthose of males. Furthermore, a significantdifference in favor of athletes withparent shaving a hig here ducation level was determined concerning their mental resilience. Another signifi cantresult revealed in there search is the meaning fulrelation ship between mental resilien ceand personality traits.