Mental toughness in higher education: Relationships with achievement and progression in first-year university sports students

By Lee Crust, Keith Earle, J. Perry, F. Earle, A. Clough, Peter J. Clough. 2014

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Research into mental toughness has largely been confined to elite sport but should theoretically be important across other performance domains. We examined mental toughness in 161 first year sport students at a UK university using a self-report questionnaire (MTQ48). A measure of achievement (year grade) and progression (pass, fail, or re-sit) was also obtained for each participant. Significant and positive correlations were found between total mental toughness, grades, and progression. Results suggest that the MTQ48 may be a useful screening device to identify students at risk of failing and dropping out of their program. Interventions that target life control and interpersonal confidence would appear to be most salient.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Social Psychology

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In Developmental and Educational Psychology

1. Peter J. Clough
2. J. Perry
3. C. Swann
4. David C. Marchant
5. Lee Crust
6. Gabriele Wulf
7. K. Azadi
8. R. Cowden

In Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

1. Peter J. Clough
2. J. Perry
3. Lee Crust

In Social Psychology

1. Peter J. Clough
2. J. Perry
3. C. Swann
4. David C. Marchant
5. Lee Crust
6. Gabriele Wulf
7. K. Azadi
8. R. Cowden

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• Relationships between mental toughness and psychological wellbeing in undergraduate students (2015, background): “Present findings, alongside recent work (Crust et al., 2014), highlights the importance of MT in higher education.”