The nature of mental toughness in sport
By S. Fourie, J. Potgieter. 2001
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This study investigated the components of mental toughness as reported by 131 expert coaches and 160 elite athletes from 31 sport codes. The written statements of coaches and athletes were analysed by means of an inductive content analysis. This resulted in the identification of 12 components of mental toughness. These are: motivation level, coping skills, confidence maintenance, cognitive skill, discipline and goal-directedness, competitiveness, possession of prerequisite physical and mental requirements, team unity, preparation skills, psychological hardiness, religious convictions and ethics. The coaches regarded concentration as the most important characteristic, while the athletes regarded perseverance as most important. The coaches rated the effectiveness of coaches and sport psychologists in strengthening the characteristics of mental toughness more highly than athletes did. (S. African J. for Research in Sport, Physical Ed. and Recreation: 2001 23 (2): 63-72)
Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Social Psychology
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- Discovering mental toughness : a qualitative study of mental toughness in elite athletes (2004, methodology): “This multidimensional view of mental toughness is also supported by the research of Jones et al., (2002) and Fourie and Potgieter (2001), and Loehr’s (1986) heuristically appealing, although empirically unsubstantiated model of mental toughness.”
- Mental toughness and athletes' use of psychological strategies (2010, result): “Recent qualitative studies (Connaughton et al., 2008; Gucciardi et al., 2008; Jones et al., 2007) have attempted to develop the knowledge base in an emerging area, but this work has essentially replicated previous findings (cf. Fourie & Potgieter, 2001; Jones et al., 2002).”
- Coaches' views of mental toughness and how it is built (2011, background): “One of the first studies in this area was conducted by Fourie and Potgieter (2001).”
- Mental toughness, optimism, pessimism, and coping among athletes (2008, background): “For example, mental toughness characteristics have been investigated in athletes from a variety of sports (e.g., Fourie & Potgieter, 2001; Jones, Hanton, & Connaughton, 2007; Jones et al., 2002) and specific sports like cricket (e.g., Bull, Shambrook, James, & Brooks, 2005), and soccer (e.g.,…”
- Advancing mental toughness research and theory using personal construct psychology (2009, background): “Indeed, the addition of confidence into such a conceptualization of mental toughness is consistent with the scant literature (e.g., Bull et al., 2002: Fourie & Potgieter, 2001; Gucciardi et al., 2008; Jones et al., 2002, 2007; Thelwell et al., 2005).”
- Towards an Understanding of Mental Toughness in Australian Football (2008, background): “…al., 2005), motivation (Bull et al., 2005; Fourie & Potgieter, 2001; Jones et al., 2002; Middleton et al., 2004), tough attitude (Bull et al., 2005; Fourie & Potgieter, 2001; Gould et al., 2002; Middleton et al., 2004; Thelwell et al., 2005), concentration and focus (Fawcett, 2005; Fourie &…”
- Mental Toughness and Success in Sport: A Review and Prospect (2017, background): “, team unity) [53] that are germane to team, but not”