When the going gets tough: Mental toughness and its relationship with behavioural perseverance

Mental Toughness and Success in Sport: A Review and Prospect

“…In both studies, athletes' performance was distinguished by self-confidence and one or more types of control (e.g., negative energy control). The single study that reported on MT and non-competitive performance found a positive association between the two [28]. Notably, it was the only study included in the review that controlled for athletes' physiological characteristics (e.g., body mass) beyond that of basic demographics.…”

“…More recently, researchers have not only broadened conceptualizations and applications of MT to non-elite athletes [26,27], but begun to quantifiably examine whether MT is able to predict or differentiate athletes according to competitive (e.g., race times) [27] and non-competitive performance indicators (e.g., 20 meter shuttle run test) [28]. However, in many studies, the reporting of performance-related MT computations form part of subsidiary results, which are not typically discussed in much detail [29,30].…”

Using self-determination theory to understand motivation for walking: Instrument development and model testing using Bayesian structural equation modelling

“…For the present study, established measures of behavioural regulations and psychological need satisfaction were adapted for the domain of walking behaviour and their hypothesised factor structures were tested using Bayesian structural equation modelling (BSEM; Muthén and Asparouhov, 2012). BSEM for the assessment of factorial validity is only just beginning to appear in the sport and exercise psychology literature (Barnett et al, in press;Gucciardi & Jackson, 2015;Gucciardi, Peeling, Ducker, & Dawson, 2014;Jackson, Gucciardi, & Dimmock, 2014;Stenling, Ivarsson, Johnson, & Lindwall, in press) but is not yet widely adopted.…”

The Thin Line: A Phenomenological Study of Mental Toughness and Decision Making in Elite High-Altitude Mountaineers

“…This activity is generally regarded as a risky pursuit, occurring in some of 7 the most hostile and dangerous terrain on earth where oxygen is sparse and survival tenuous descent is most dangerous when the risk of death significantly increases, often directly (e.g., 12 from falling) or indirectly (e.g., from having to bivouac above 8000m) related to greater 13 exhaustion and oxygen depletion. Physical dangers resulting from low temperatures and lack 14 of oxygen include hypothermia, frostbite, acute mountain sickness, and cerebral and 15 pulmonary oedema. In addition, environmental conditions such as the steepness of ground, 16 crevasses, rock/icefall, and risk of avalanche make high-altitude mountaineering a dangerous 17 activity.…”

“…Experienced climbers have been found to possess highly 5 developed self-awareness, self-monitoring and ability to control internal and external 6 situations, allowing them to remain confident and focused, distinct from recreational effects of cold, oxygen depletion, and health. These researchers identified the need to 13 examine whether differences in personality may underlie good or poor DM, given limited 14 existing research. The information processing approach highlights the complex factors 15 involved when weighing risk against reward.…”