Mental toughness is a factor related to performance, better coping, and increased confidence. There has been a growing trend toward assessing mental toughness behaviorally. The purpose of this paper was to develop a behavioral assessment of mental toughness in volleyball. Following a five-stage process to develop a systematic observation instrument, the current study identified 10 mental toughness behaviors in volleyball, specifically, six behaviors occurring during a play and four behaviors after a play (i.e., when a point is scored from the opposing team). Furthermore, eight behaviors represent mentally tough actions, while two behaviors represent mentally weak actions. The results indicate that the behavioral checklist is a reliable systematic observation instrument. Coaches and certified mental performance consultants can benefit from using this checklist by discussing mental toughness and behaviors corresponding to mental toughness during game play, and then have a quantifiable way to track behaviors with individuals and volleyball teams.

心理韧性是与表现，更好的应对和增加的信心有关的因素。越来越倾向于通过行为方式评估心理韧性。本文的目的是开发一种排球心理韧性的行为评估。经过五个阶段的过程，开发了系统的观察仪器，当前的研究确定了排球中的10种心理韧性行为，特别是在一场比赛中发生了6种行为，在一场比赛之后发生了4种行为（即，从对方球队得分时） ）。此外，八种行为代表心理上的强硬行为，而两种行为代表智力上的弱势行为。结果表明，行为清单是一种可靠的系统观察工具。