Investigating the Impact of Metacognitive Beliefs and Social Vitality on the Sports Success of Student Athletes in Tehran

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of metacognitive beliefs and social vitality on the sports success of Tehran students. The research method was applied, which was descriptive-survey in nature, which is considered as a qualitative research according to the research approach. The statistical population was the students of Tehran, and 305 people were determined to determine the sample size using Cohen's method. The measurement tools were standard questionnaires, which content validity, convergent validity, divergent validity, and content validity were obtained by a survey of professors. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaires. Cronbach's alpha coefficients in all three questionnaires were more than the minimum value (0.7). In order to analyze the statistical data, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used using Spearman's correlation coefficient and multivariate regression using SPSS21 software. The findings of the research showed that the variables of metacognitive beliefs B=0.198 and social vitality B=0.702 have an effect on the sports success of student athletes. Therefore, it can be concluded that continuous training and exercises in the fields of metacognitive beliefs and social vitality can be effective and useful for male and female student athletes.