Identifying the dimensions of psychological capital in sport

Psychological capital is one of the important needs in the field of sports to improve the performance of athletes. Therefore, the present study was designed and implemented to identify the dimensions of psychological capital in sports. The method of the present study was qualitative based on the grounded theory method. The statistical population included experts who were aware of the subject of the research and according to the purposeful selection, 13 of whom were identified as the research sample. The collection tool was a semi-structured interview. The statistical method used in the present study included the coding method. The coding was done in three sections of open, axial and selective coding. To analyze the data of the present study, MaxQda software was used. The results showed that psychological capital in sports includes six dimensions of hope, self-talk, self-efficacy, resilience, optimism, and stress control. In order to improve psychological capital, efforts should be made to improve these dimensions.