The motivational antecedents of the development of mental toughness: a self-determination theory perspective
Mental toughness is a topic that has received growing attention in psychological literature over the past decade. Although some researchers have attempted to understand how mental toughness is developed, little effort has been made to integrate an understanding of mental toughness development with e...
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| author | Mahoney, J. Ntoumanis, N. Mallett, C. Gucciardi, Daniel |
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| description | Mental toughness is a topic that has received growing attention in psychological literature over the past decade. Although some researchers have attempted to understand how mental toughness is developed, little effort has been made to integrate an understanding of mental toughness development with established psychological theory and research. The aim of our review is to demonstrate the utility of theory and research on motivation for understanding mental toughness and its development. In particular, we propose that self-determination theory provides a sound basis for understanding the motivational antecedents of mental toughness. To achieve our aim, we consider concepts that bridge mental toughness and self-determination theory literature, namely striving, surviving, and thriving. We conclude our review with suggestions for future lines of empirical enquiry that could be pursued to further test our propositions. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-106562017-09-13T14:55:43Z The motivational antecedents of the development of mental toughness: a self-determination theory perspective Mahoney, J. Ntoumanis, N. Mallett, C. Gucciardi, Daniel controlling coaching athlete development psychological need thwarting autonomy support Basic psychological needs Mental toughness is a topic that has received growing attention in psychological literature over the past decade. Although some researchers have attempted to understand how mental toughness is developed, little effort has been made to integrate an understanding of mental toughness development with established psychological theory and research. The aim of our review is to demonstrate the utility of theory and research on motivation for understanding mental toughness and its development. In particular, we propose that self-determination theory provides a sound basis for understanding the motivational antecedents of mental toughness. To achieve our aim, we consider concepts that bridge mental toughness and self-determination theory literature, namely striving, surviving, and thriving. We conclude our review with suggestions for future lines of empirical enquiry that could be pursued to further test our propositions. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10656 10.1080/1750984X.2014.925951 Routledge fulltext |
| spellingShingle | controlling coaching athlete development psychological need thwarting autonomy support Basic psychological needs Mahoney, J. Ntoumanis, N. Mallett, C. Gucciardi, Daniel The motivational antecedents of the development of mental toughness: a self-determination theory perspective |
| title | The motivational antecedents of the development of mental toughness: a self-determination theory perspective |
| title_full | The motivational antecedents of the development of mental toughness: a self-determination theory perspective |
| title_fullStr | The motivational antecedents of the development of mental toughness: a self-determination theory perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | The motivational antecedents of the development of mental toughness: a self-determination theory perspective |
| title_short | The motivational antecedents of the development of mental toughness: a self-determination theory perspective |
| title_sort | motivational antecedents of the development of mental toughness: a self-determination theory perspective |
| topic | controlling coaching athlete development psychological need thwarting autonomy support Basic psychological needs |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10656 |