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    The concept of mental toughness: Tests of dimensionality, nomological network and traitness

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    Authors
    Gucciardi, Daniel
    Hanton, S.
    Gordon, S.
    Mallett, C.
    Temby, P.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Gucciardi, D. and Hanton, S. and Gordon, S. and Mallett, C. and Temby, P. 2015. The concept of mental toughness: Tests of dimensionality, nomological network and traitness. Journal of Personality. 83 (1): pp. 26-44.
    Source Title
    Journal of Personality
    DOI
    10.1111/jopy.12079
    ISSN
    0022-3506
    School
    School of Physiotherapy
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    This is the accepted version of the following article: Gucciardi, D. and Hanton, S. and Gordon, S. and Mallett, C. and Temby, P. 2015. The concept of mental toughness: Tests of dimensionality, nomological network and traitness. Journal of Personality. 83 (1): pp. 26-44, which has been published in final form at http://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12079

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40563
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Mental toughness has received increased scholarly attention in recent years, yet conceptual issues related to its (a) dimensionality, (b) nomological network, and (c) traitness remain unresolved. The series of studies reported in this article were designed to examine these three substantive issues across several achievement contexts, including sport, education, military, and the workplace. Five studies were conducted to examine these research aims—Study 1: N = 30; Study 2: calibration sample (n = 418), tertiary students (n = 500), athletes (n = 427), and employees (n = 550); Study 3: N = 497 employees; Study 4: N = 203 tertiary students; Study 5: N = 115 army candidates. Collectively, the results of these studies revealed that mental toughness may be best conceptualized as a unidimensional rather than a multidimensional concept; plays an important role in performance, goal progress, and thriving despite stress; and can vary and have enduring properties across situations and time. This series of studies provides a foundation for further basic and applied research of mental toughness across various achievement contexts.

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