Effect of Grit Steps on Exercise Self-Efficacy and Participatory Performance in Elite Athletes

the purpose of the present the study was to investigate the effect of grit steps on exercise self-efficacy and participatory performance in elite athletes.The statistical sample was equal to the statistical population that finally, 228 questionnaires were collected.To collect data,the following questionnaires were used: participatory performance (Felts and Lirg,1998), exercise self-efficacy (Bandura,1997) and grit steps (Duckworth,2007).The data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation test and the structural equation modeling method.The results showed that grit steps have a significant positive effect on participatory performance and exercise self-efficacy.Regard to the standardized regression coefficients, it was observed that the grit steps effect coefficients on participatory performance and exercise self-efficacy was 0.406 and 0.483,respectively.In addition,grit steps have a significant and positive effect on the exercise self-efficacy of athletes through the mediator variable of participatory performance.Therefore,considering the grit steps factor is very important as one of the indices in success and improving the athletic performance