Mental toughness and individual differences in learning, educational and work performance, psychological well-being, and personality: A systematic review

Y Lin, J Mutz, PJ Clough, KA Papageorgiou - Frontiers in psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Mental toughness (MT) is an umbrella term that entails positive psychological resources,
which are crucial across a wide range of achievement contexts and in the domain of mental …

Mental toughness: progress and prospects

DF Gucciardi - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Updated mental toughness definition informed by guidelines for construct
clarity.•Clarification of the conceptual distinctiveness of mental toughness.•Systematic …

The concept of mental toughness: Tests of dimensionality, nomological network, and traitness

DF Gucciardi, S Hanton, S Gordon… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Mental toughness has received increased scholarly attention in recent years, yet conceptual
issues related to its (a) dimensionality,(b) nomological network, and (c) traitness remain …

Enhancing mental toughness and performance under pressure in elite young cricketers: A 2-year longitudinal intervention.

JJ Bell, L Hardy, S Beattie - Sport, Exercise, and Performance …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a mental toughness
intervention delivered to a group of elite youth cricketers. The central feature of the …

Positive personality-trait-like individual differences in athletes from individual-and team sports and in non-athletes

S Laborde, F Guillén, E Mosley - Psychology of sport and exercise, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was twofold: first, to replicate the positive association between sport
participation and positive personality-trait-like individual differences (PTLID), and second to …

A neuropsychological model of mentally tough behavior

L Hardy, J Bell, S Beattie - Journal of personality, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Four studies were conducted with two primary objectives:(a) to conceptualize and measure
mental toughness from a behavioral perspective and (b) to apply relevant personality theory …

Are adolescents with high mental toughness levels more resilient against stress?

M Gerber, N Kalak, S Lemola, PJ Clough… - Stress and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Mental toughness has been explored predominantly within sport contexts. Nevertheless, it is
difficult to conceive mental toughness as only applicable to athletes. This study examines …

Mental toughness in competitive tennis: relationships with resilience and stress

RG Cowden, A Meyer-Weitz… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The present study investigated the relationships between mental toughness (MT), resilience,
and stress among competitive South African tennis players. A total of 351 tennis players …

Factorial validity of the mental toughness questionnaire-48

JL Perry, PJ Clough, L Crust, K Earle… - Personality and individual …, 2013 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to assess the factorial validity of the Mental Toughness
Questionnaire-48 (Clough, Earle, & Sewell, 2002). In total, 8207 participants (male n= 4019 …

Mental toughness in education: Exploring relationships with attainment, attendance, behaviour and peer relationships

H St Clair-Thompson, M Bugler, J Robinson… - Educational …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Mental toughness has frequently been associated with successful performance in sport;
however, recent research suggests that it may also be related to academic performance in …