- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (26 Jun 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 041549110X
- ISBN-13: 978-0415491105
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 466,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This book is a useful addition to the published work available to students and lecturers in higher education institutes. ...It provides additional support for the use of mental skills in the preparation of any serious athlete for competition. Reading this book should stimulate the reader to investigate the ways in which mental skills can be taught, learned, and refined now that the case for their importance has been made." – John F. Mathers, University of Stirling, in Journal of Sports Sciences
"This book makes a valuable contribution to sport psychology by providing a one-stop shop for mental toughness, but its audience is likely to be more far-reaching to include related fields such as coaching and occupational psychology." – Kate Goodger, sport psychologist, in The Psychologist
"Mental toughness is an idea whose time has come. Solidly anchored in scientific research, the book presents an overview of what mental toughness is, how to measure it, and factors leading to its development. Written in an engaging style, it is accessible to scholars and students alike." – Robert J. Vallerand, Université du Québec à Montréal
"This is a welcome contribution to the sport psychology literature, focusing on a topic which applied sport psychologists deal with constantly but which has rarely received specific attention in this way. This book will go a long way towards helping to correct this situation, and is written in a very accessible, no-nonsense style that I find very appealing." – John Kremer, School of Psychology, Queen's University, Belfast
"I bought Michael Sheard's book to help with my research towards a PhD. Unlike many books of this type I found it both academic and accessible. It's a great resource for students, practitioners or those with a general interest in Mental Toughness and its complexities. It is highly recommended!" – Matthew Ellis, Lecturer in Coaching, Myerscough College
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Mental toughness is one of the most common terms used in sport – by athletes, coaches, spectators and the media. However, it is also one of the least understood terms. This book provides a definitive and readable overview of the area, and presents the cutting-edge research in the field of mental toughness.
The book introduces the historical and conceptual arguments behind this research, and looks at the characteristics and development of mentally tough sport performers. It suggests that mental toughness is a personality style and mindset, presenting a case for its inclusion within the positive psychological paradigm. The book also explores various measures of this concept and their psychometric properties, and considers cultural and national perspectives as well as the possibility of mental toughness heredity. Sheard exposes the development and maintenance of mental toughness as a factor for successful sport and life performance, and discusses the possibilities for future research on the subject.
This book is unique in considering the idea of mental toughness as an 'achievement mindset' and is an invaluable resource for sport and exercise psychology and science students and lecturers. It also provides an important reference for sport participants, coaches, and enthusiasts.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I refer Paula Gwinnett to reviews by Professor Robert J Vallerand, Dr John Kremer, Matthew Ellis, Dr John F Mathers, and Dr Kate Goodger (Taylor & Francis website) for erudite comments. Well-informed, and well-written, reviews by Drs Mathers and Goodger can be found at The Journal of Sports Sciences, December 2009, Volume 27, Issue 14, pp. 1627-1628, and The Psychologist, November 2009, Volume 22, Issue 11, pp. 952-953, respectively. Sufficient enlightenment should occur in order to recognise an original thought.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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If there is an original thought in this book it is not an obvious one. The principal content is a review of the existing research and published papers. A simple review would be fine if presented in an entertaining way or via engaging narrative but trawling the heavily referenced text is not worth the effort given the paucity of new ideas or insights. There are ways to make a review of existing research an entertaining read, (try 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot), but this attempt was disappointing to say the least. I bought 'Mental Toughness' on a whim since Amazon 'recommended' it - I won't be falling for that one again!
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