Mental toughness, stress, stress appraisal, coping and coping effectiveness in sport
By M. Kaiseler, Remco Polman, A. Nicholls. 2009
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between mental toughness, stressor appraisal, coping strategies and coping effectiveness among a sample of athletes. Participants were 482 athletes (male n = 305; female n = 177), aged between 16 and 45 years (M age = 20.44 years, SD = 3.98). In support of a priori predictions, mental toughness was associated with stress intensity and control appraisal, but not the type of stressor experienced by athletes. Total mental toughness and its six components predicted coping and coping effectiveness in relation to the self-selected stressor. In particular, higher levels of mental toughness were associated with more problem-focused coping, but less emotion-focused and avoidance coping. Coping effectiveness was influenced by the coping strategy employed by the athletes.
Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Social Psychology
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- Developing Mental Toughness: From Research to Practice (2011, background): “There is evidence that mental toughness is related to higher levels of sporting achievement ( Sheard, 2010 ), more effective coping in testing circumstances ( Kaiseler, Polman, & Nicholls, 2009 ), and greater pain tolerance ( Crust & Clough, 2005 ).”