Table 3.
T-test (equality of mean) for mental toughness variables between elite Indian standing and seated para-thrower athletes.
| Levene's Test for equality of variances | t-test for Equality of Means | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | df | Sig. (2-tailed) | Mean Difference | Std. Error Difference | ||||
| F | Sig. | |||||||
| Self-confidence | Equal variances assumed | 0.000 | 0.987 | 0.399 | 7 | 0.702 | 1.250 | 3.133 |
| Equal variances not assumed | 0.395 | 6.328 | 0.706 | 1.250 | 3.161 | |||
| Negative Energy Control | Equal variances assumed | 3.109 | 0.121 | -0.928 | 7 | 0.384 | -2.550 | 2.748 |
| Equal variances not assumed | -0.855 | 4.062 | 0.440 | -2.550 | 2.983 | |||
| Attention | Equal variances assumed | 0.091 | 0.772 | -1.919 | 7 | 0.097 | -4.350 | 2.267 |
| Equal variances not assumed | -1.916 | 6.528 | 0.100 | -4.350 | 2.270 | |||
| Visualization | Equal variances assumed | 1.602 | 0.246 | -0.120 | 7 | 0.908 | -0.350 | 2.912 |
| Equal variances not assumed | -0.115 | 5.157 | 0.913 | -0.350 | 3.047 | |||
| Motivation | Equal variances assumed | 0.678 | 0.438 | -0.151 | 7 | 0.884 | -0.250 | 1.657 |
| Equal variances not assumed | -0.147 | 5.791 | 0.888 | -0.250 | 1.701 | |||
| Positive Energy | Equal variances assumed | 0.490 | 0.507 | -0.168 | 7 | 0.871 | -0.450 | 2.677 |
| Equal variances not assumed | -0.160 | 5.124 | 0.879 | -0.450 | 2.805 | |||
| Attitude Control | Equal variances assumed | 0.190 | 0.676 | 0.615 | 7 | 0.558 | 1.600 | 2.600 |
| Equal variances not assumed | 0.630 | 6.964 | 0.549 | 1.600 | 2.541 | |||