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

Crust, Lee, Earle, Keith, Perry, John, Earle, Fiona, Clough, Angela and Clough, Peter J. (2014) Mental toughness in higher education: Relationships with achievement and progression in first-year university sports students. Personality and Individual Differences, 69. pp. 87-91. ISSN 0191-8869

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Interpersonal confidence; Life control; Independence; MTQ48
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Schools:	School of Human and Health Sciences
Related URLs:	Publisher
Depositing User:	Peter Clough
Date Deposited:	10 Oct 2017 12:58
Last Modified:	27 Mar 2018 09:00
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/33028

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