A Longitudinal Study on the Role of Long-Term Badminton Training in Shaping the Willpower of Adolescents

Abstract

Sports activities constitute a key context for shaping non-intellectual factors in adolescents, particularly their volitional qualities. Due to its characteristics of high-intensity intermittent nature, technical complexity, and rapid decision-making, badminton provides a structured vehicle for the cultivation of volitional qualities. This study adopts a longitudinal design to systematically investigate the intrinsic mechanisms and dynamic processes underlying the influence of long-term badminton training on the development of volitional qualities in adolescents. The research finds that there exists a multidimensional alignment between the traits of the sport and the dimensions of volitional qualities; long-term structured training loads, by creating progressive challenges, systematically foster psychological resilience; repetitive skill refinement and the formation of self-discipline follow a synergistic developmental pathway. The shaping of volitional qualities exhibits dynamic evolution, progressing through stages from initial establishment of self-awareness, to the development of tenacity in the mid-term, and finally to long-term internalization and transfer. The study further reveals that individual psychological foundations play a moderating role; coaching feedback requires stage-specific alignment; and social comparison influences self-construction through the mediating effect of achievement attribution. This research provides a theoretical basis and practical reference for understanding the specific pathways through which sports promote psychological development.