Abstract
This research aims to determine: (1) differences in mental toughness of the PON athletes of Special Region of Yogyakarta based on each branch of sport, (2) differences in mental toughness of the PON athletes of Special Region of Yogyakarta based on the category of individual and team sports. The type of this research was a descriptive comparative study. The research population was the PON athletes of Special Region of Yogyakarta who would compete in the National Sports Week competition in Papua totaling 135 athletes from 23 branches of sports. The sampling technique used purposive sampling. The criteria in determining this sample included: (1) PON athletes of Special Region of Yogyakarta who would take part in the National Sports Week competition in Papua, (2) were willing to be a sample, and (3) fully filled out the instrument provided by the researcher. Based on this criteria, there were 100 athletes from 14 branches of sports. The instrument used Mental Toughness Questionaire (MTQ). The MTQ validity index was at 0.310-0.560 with a reliability coefficient at 0.862. The data analysis technique used One Way Anova and Independent Sample Test. The results show that: (1) there is a significant difference in the mental toughness of the PON athletes of Special Region of Yogyakarta based on each branch of sport, with p > 0.005. The mental toughness of pencak silat and gliding athletes is better than athletes from other sports. (2) There is a significant difference in the mental toughness of the PON athletes of Special Region of Yogyakarta based on the category of individual and team sports, with p > 0.005. The mental toughness of the athletes in individual sports is better than those in team sports.
 
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Highlights
The National Sports Week (PON) which is held every four years is the biggest multievent sporting event at the national level involving sports competitions from 35 provinces throughout Indonesia
The second hypothesis in this study is "There is a significant difference in the mental toughness of DIY PON athletes based on individual and team sports"
Based on the results of the analysis, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) which reads "There is a significant difference in the mental toughness of DIY PON athletes based on individual and team sports", has been proven
Summary
The National Sports Week (PON) which is held every four years is the biggest multievent sporting event at the national level involving sports competitions from 35 provinces throughout Indonesia. PON more reflects the show of financial strength and prestige of the Governor as the head of the Region, so that "by all means" for the gold medal to be the best in PON This phenomenon occurred starting with the implementation of PON XVI in East Kalimantan (2004), PON X VII in 2008 in South Sumatra (2008), and the XIX PON which was held in West Java (2016) where bonus wars and buying and selling of athletes between regions were very rampant. As planned by the Governor of DKI Ahok at that time, which would give a bonus of Rp. 2 billion for Jakarta athletes who managed to get gold medals at PON XIX West Java. Other provinces, such as East Java, did the same thing where the provincial government promised a bonus of IDR. Other provinces, such as East Java, did the same thing where the provincial government promised a bonus of IDR. 200 million for athletes who won gold medals at the 2016 PON in West Java ("Ahok's intention to give a bonus of IDR. 2 billion for 2016 PON Gold Winners", Koran Sindo, February 10, 2016)
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