Mental toughness in sport: Motivational antecedents and associations with performance and psychological health

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 281-292

  Mahoney, John W ^a,b   Gucciardi, Daniel F ^c   Ntoumanis, Nikos ^c   Mallet, Cliff J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Coach environments; Human functioning; Positive youth development

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT; TRACK AND FIELD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 84903120429     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.2013-0260     Document Type: Article

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