Research Catalog

Title

Mental toughness : the mindset behind sporting achievement / Michael Sheard.

Author

Sheard, Michael, 1968-

Publication

Hove, East Sussex ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

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Details

Description

xiv, 146 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"Mental toughness is one of the most common terms used in sport - by athletes, coaches, spectators and the media. However, this book provides a definitive and readable overview of the area, and presents the cutting-edge research in the field of mental toughness. The book introduces the historical and conceptual arguments behind this research, and looks at the characteristics and development of mentally tough sport performers. It suggests that mental toughness is a personality style and mindset, presenting a case for its inclusion within the positive psychological paradigm. The book also explores various measures of this concept and their psychometric properties, and considers cultural and national perspectives as well as the possibility of mental toughness heredity."--Jacket.

Subject

• Sports > Psychological aspects
• Athletes > Psychology
• Mental discipline
• Achievement motivation
• Achievement motivation
• Athletes > Psychology
• Mental discipline
• Sports > Psychological aspects
• Mentales Training
• Psychotraining
• Sport
• Sportpsychologie
• Sportpsychologie
• Mentale belasting
• Idrott > psykologiska aspekter

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introducing mental toughesss -- Characterizing mental toughness -- Conceptualizing mental toughness -- Measuring mental toughness -- Developing and maintaining mental toughness -- Concluding mental toughness.

ISBN

• 9780415491099
• 0415491096
• 9780415491105
• 041549110X

LCCN

2009007745

OCLC

• ocn311758005
• 311758005
• SCSB-14002818

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library