Defining and Understanding Mental Toughness within Soccer

By R. Thelwell, Neil Weston, I. Greenlees. 2005

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

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The Development and Maintenance of Mental Toughness in the World’s Best Performers (2010, background): “The acknowledgment that mental toughness could be acquired (i.e., Bull et al., 2005; Jones et al., 2002, 2007; Thelwell et al., 2005) strengthened the call for researchers to investigate the mechanisms by which it is developed.”
A framework of mental toughness in the world's best performers. (2007, methodology): “Following recommendations for data-rich individuals (Bull et al., 2005; Jones et al.; Thelwell et al., 2005), we required that performers had won at least one gold medal at an Olympic Games or world championship and that coaches and sport psychologists had coached or consulted with Olympic or world ”
Developing Mental Toughness: From Research to Practice (2011, background): “This definition has been popular among some researchers (ie, Thelwell, Weston, & Greenlees, 2005 ) although others have suggested it emphasizes what mental toughness allows athletes to do, rather than what mental toughness actually is ( Crust, 2008 ; Gucciardi et al, 2008 ).”
Mental toughness in sport: A review (2007, methodology): “…one’s own destiny (Clough et al , 2002; Jones et al , 2002; Middleton et al , 2004a), thriving on pressure (Bull et al , 2005; Jones et al , 2002; Thelwell et al , 2005) and possessing superior mental skills (Bull, Albinson, & Shambrook, 1996; Golby, Sheard, & Lavallee, 2003; Loehr,…”
Towards an Understanding of Mental Toughness in Australian Football (2008, background): “, Clements, 2005; Gordon, 2002) and research in organizational settings consistently showing that individuals with more effective ways of dealing with emotions typically out-perform and achieve more success than those individuals with less effective methods (Zeidner, Matthews, & Roberts, 2004), it i”
Recent developments in competitive anxiety direction and competition stress research (2008, background): “For example, the holistic construct of ‘mental toughness’ and the more specific form of resiliency, ‘hardiness’, have been suggested and found to promote positive and successful cognitions and behavior (see, e.g. Jones et al., 2002, 2007; Maddi, 2002; Hanton et al., 2003a; Thelwell et al., 2005).”
‘What it takes’: perceptions of mental toughness and its development in an English Premier League Soccer Academy (2014, methodology): “Thelwell et al. (2005) interviewed six internationalstandard players in order to define and further understand mental toughness within soccer.”
Mental toughness, optimism, pessimism, and coping among athletes (2008, result): “The mental toughness studies involving the cricketers and soccer players produced similar findings to those by Fourie and Potgieter, alongside Jones et al. (2002) with a strong emphasis placed on coping effectiveness (Thellwell et al., 2005) and tough thinking (Bull et al., 2005).”
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).”
Coaches' views of mental toughness and how it is built (2011, background): “Confidence or belief in self has been one of the most consistent psychological characteristics of mentally tough athletes identified in a variety of studies (Bull et al., 2005; Jones et al., 2002; Thelwell et al., 2005).”