Understanding mental toughness in Australian soccer: Perceptions of players, parents, and coaches
Understanding mental toughness in Australian soccer: Perceptions of players, parents, and coaches
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DOI：
10.1080/02640411003734085
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Gucciardi, Daniel F.
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作者：
Coulter, Tristan J.;Mallett, Clifford J.;Gucciardi, Daniel F.
我们通过对球员(n=6)、教练(n=4)和父母(n=5)进行数据采集的三角测量，探索了足球运动中的心理韧性。本研究以个人建构心理学(Kelly，1955/1991)框架为基础，采用半结构式访谈的方式，探讨受试者对精神强韧足球运动员的主要特征及其对比、需要心理坚韧的情境，以及表现出的行为和认知方式的看法。研究结果进一步证明，心理坚韧在概念上有别于其他心理概念，如坚韧。这些发现也支持Gucciardi、Gordon和Dimmock(2009)的心理韧性过程模型。除了之前报道的自信、身体坚韧、职业道德/动力和韧性等其他品质外，胜利的心态和欲望被认为是精神坚强的足球运动员的关键属性。精神顽强的足球运动员报告的关键认知使他们能够在训练和比赛中保持专注和竞争力，并强调在处理具有挑战性的情况时采用了几种形式的自我对话。建议对Gucciardi和他的同事对精神韧性的定义进行细微的修改。
We explored mental toughness in soccer using a triangulation of data capture involving players (n=6), coaches (n=4), and parents (n=5). Semi-structured interviews, based on a personal construct psychology (Kelly, 1955/1991) framework, were conducted to elicit participants' perspectives on the key characteristics and their contrasts, situations demanding mental toughness, and the behaviours displayed and cognitions employed by mentally tough soccer players. The results from the research provided further evidence that mental toughness is conceptually distinct from other psychological constructs such as hardiness. The findings also supported Gucciardi, Gordon, and Dimmock's (2009) process model of mental toughness. A winning mentality and desire was identified as a key attribute of mentally tough soccer players in addition to other previously reported qualities such as self-belief, physical toughness, work ethic/motivation, and resilience. Key cognitions reported by mentally tough soccer players enabled them to remain focused and competitive during training and matches and highlighted the adoption of several forms of self-talk in dealing with challenging situations. Minor revisions to Gucciardi and colleagues' definition of mental toughness are proposed.