Mental toughness : the mindset behind sporting achievement / Michael Sheard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheard, Michael, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Psychological aspects.

Sports.

Athletes--Psychology.

Athletes.

Mental discipline.

Achievement motivation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hove, East Sussex ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mental Toughness: The Mindset Behind Sporting Achievement provides a definitive and readable overview which takes the reader to the frontiers of mental toughness research. It is an invaluable resource for sport psychology/science students, lecturers, participants and coaches.

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""Mental Toughness""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents""; ""List of figures ""; ""List of tables""; ""The Mental Toughness Code""; ""Preface and acknowledgements""; ""1. Introducing mental toughness""; ""2. Characterising mental toughness""; ""3. Conceptualising mental toughness""; ""4. Measuring mental toughness""; ""5. Developing and maintaining mental toughness""; ""6. Concluding mental toughness""

""Appendix A: Measuring mental toughness: construct validation of the alternative Psychological Performance Inventory (PPI-A) and the Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ)""""Appendix B: Resisting stress in sports officiating: the moderating role of positive psychology""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-24523-5

1-283-58655-X

9786613899002

1-136-24524-3

0-203-10354-8

9780203103548

OCLC:

922958917