Mental Toughness 2 Flashcards
3 perspectives on how mental toughness is developed
genetics
environment
psychological skills training
studies for genetics
Golby and Sheard 2006
Horsburgh et al 2009
Clough et al 2010
studies on environment
Bull et al 2005
Connaughon et al 2008
Thelwell et al 2010
Weinberg et al 2011
studies on PST
Sheard and Golby 2006
Gucciardi et al 2009
Crust and Azadi 2010
Golby and Sheard 2006 genetics
national level swimmers
relationship between genotype and positive psych dev
serotonin transporter 5-HHT gene
Horsburgh et al 2009 genetics
twins method
environment vs genetics
Clough et al 2010 genetics
Relationships looked at by using MTQ48 and fMRI scans
positive correlation between higher mental toughness and more grey matter tissue in right frontal lobe
Bull et at 2005 environment
english cricketers
parental influence and childhood
Connaughton et al 200& environment
individuals contribute to development like parents, coaches, siblings
Thelwell et al 2010
four dimensions reported
sport process
sporting personnel
non sporting personnel
environmental influences
Nico van Ypren 2009 environment
identify psych factors that predict career success in pro adult soccer
successful pps had more siblings, more often had divorced parents, more often non white ethnic
Weinberg et al environment
qualitative interviews with ten elite national college athletic association head coaches from various sports
Sheard and Golby 2006 PST
effects of PST on high level adolescent swimmers
Gucciardi et al 2009
explored how elite coaches perceptions can both facilitate and impede development of mental toughness characteristics
Crust and Azadi 2010
Assessed rela between mental toughness and PST
