Adolescent performers' perspectives on mental toughness and its development: The utility of the bioecological model
In light of the extant literature, the aim of the current study was to compare adolescents’ perspectives on mental toughness and its development across performance contexts, and to explore if such perspectives align with Bronfenbrenner’s (2001) bioecological model. Eighteen mentally tough adolescent...
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| author | Mahoney, J. Gucciardi, Daniel Mallett, C. Ntoumanis, Nikos |
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| description | In light of the extant literature, the aim of the current study was to compare adolescents’ perspectives on mental toughness and its development across performance contexts, and to explore if such perspectives align with Bronfenbrenner’s (2001) bioecological model. Eighteen mentally tough adolescents (9 boys, 9 girls, Mage = 15.6 years) from three performance contexts (i.e., sport, academia, and music) participated in focus groups, 7 of whom also participated in follow-up one-to-one interviews. Inductive analyses revealed that mental toughness was conceptualized by 9 personal characteristics, and that while similar across performance contexts, some difference between previous mental toughness conceptualization and the current study existed. Analyses also revealed that mental toughness development was predicated on significant others, supportive social processes, critical incidents, and curiosity. These findings resonated with the properties of the bioecological model. Future research into how bioecological factors combine to facilitate mental toughness development during critical stages of life was suggested. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-455652020-07-23T08:53:13Z Adolescent performers' perspectives on mental toughness and its development: The utility of the bioecological model Mahoney, J. Gucciardi, Daniel Mallett, C. Ntoumanis, Nikos performance contexts human potential positive youth development In light of the extant literature, the aim of the current study was to compare adolescents’ perspectives on mental toughness and its development across performance contexts, and to explore if such perspectives align with Bronfenbrenner’s (2001) bioecological model. Eighteen mentally tough adolescents (9 boys, 9 girls, Mage = 15.6 years) from three performance contexts (i.e., sport, academia, and music) participated in focus groups, 7 of whom also participated in follow-up one-to-one interviews. Inductive analyses revealed that mental toughness was conceptualized by 9 personal characteristics, and that while similar across performance contexts, some difference between previous mental toughness conceptualization and the current study existed. Analyses also revealed that mental toughness development was predicated on significant others, supportive social processes, critical incidents, and curiosity. These findings resonated with the properties of the bioecological model. Future research into how bioecological factors combine to facilitate mental toughness development during critical stages of life was suggested. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45565 10.1123/tsp.2013-0050 Human Kinetics fulltext |
| spellingShingle | performance contexts human potential positive youth development Mahoney, J. Gucciardi, Daniel Mallett, C. Ntoumanis, Nikos Adolescent performers' perspectives on mental toughness and its development: The utility of the bioecological model |
| title | Adolescent performers' perspectives on mental toughness and its development: The utility of the bioecological model |
| title_full | Adolescent performers' perspectives on mental toughness and its development: The utility of the bioecological model |
| title_fullStr | Adolescent performers' perspectives on mental toughness and its development: The utility of the bioecological model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adolescent performers' perspectives on mental toughness and its development: The utility of the bioecological model |
| title_short | Adolescent performers' perspectives on mental toughness and its development: The utility of the bioecological model |
| title_sort | adolescent performers' perspectives on mental toughness and its development: the utility of the bioecological model |
| topic | performance contexts human potential positive youth development |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45565 |