A framework of mental toughness in the world's best performers.
By Graham R. Jones, S. Hanton, Declan Connaughton. 2007
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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Social Psychology
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- Recent developments in competitive anxiety direction and competition stress research (2008, background): “Indeed, Jones et al. (2007) observed that ‘World Best’ performers who are characterized as mentally tough possess a variety of attributes that allow them to succeed through adversity, while Hanton et al. (2003a) demonstrated that those high in hardiness remain facilitative, even more so when the…”
- Coaches' views of mental toughness and how it is built (2011, background): “To date, the attribute of self-belief has been noted as being the most consistent finding (Gucciardi, Gordon, & Dimmock, 2009a) and indeed the most important attribute in some studies (e.g., Gucciardi et al., 2008; Jones et al., 2007).”
- “Bouncing Back” from Adversity: Athletes’ Experiences of Resilience (2008, background): “The facilitative personal characteristics identified by athletes seem to be indicators of mental toughness (Jones et al., 2007).”
- Advancing mental toughness research and theory using personal construct psychology (2009, methodology): “This constellation of core characteristics is made up of a variety of emotions, values, attitudes, and cognitions (Bull, et al., 2005; Fourie & Potgieter, 2001; Gucciardi et al., 2008; Jones et al., 2002, 2007; Thelwell et al., 2005).”
- ‘What it takes’: perceptions of mental toughness and its development in an English Premier League Soccer Academy (2014, background): “Academy staff identified the importance of focus and confidence which reflects a similar general dimension to what Jones et al. (2007) labelled ‘mindset’.”
- Mental toughness and athletes' use of psychological strategies (2010, background): “…(comprising cognitive, affective, and behavioural components) and an important psychological construct that is related to successful sport performance (Bull et al., 2005; Clough, Earle, & Sewell, 2002; Connaughton, Wadey, Hanton, & Jones, 2008; Crust & Clough, 2005; Jones et al., 2007).”
- The Development and Maintenance of Mental Toughness in the World’s Best Performers (2010, background): “Table 1 Mental Toughness Framework Dimensions and Subcomponents (Jones et al., 2007)”