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Mental Toughness Development
Wall, Tony Strycharczyk, Doug Clough, Peter
Wall, Tony
Strycharczyk, Doug
Clough, Peter
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2019-11-29
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Though there are different conceptions of mental toughness, there are a number of important commonalities, including: self-belief, attentional control, resilience, a success mindset, optimistic thinking, emotional awareness and regulation, ability to deal with perceived challenge, and contextual awareness and understanding (Crust and Clough 2011). As such, mental toughness has been conceptualised as a personality trait which describes the mindset that is engaged by people across extreme events as well as everyday events (Clough and Strycharczyk 2015; Stokes et al, 2018). It is closely related to qualities such as character, resilience, and grit, but whereas most personality models and measures assess the behavioural aspects of personality (how we act), mental toughness differs in that it assesses something more fundamental, that is, ‘how we think’, or why we act (and respond emotionally) to events (Clough and Strycharczyk, 2015).
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Wall, T., Strycharczyk, D. & Clough, P. (2019). Mental Toughness Development. In Leal Filho, W. et al. (eds.), Encyclopedia of the United Nations Sustainability Goals: Good Health & Wellbeing. Springer.
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Springer
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2523-7403
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9783319956800