Mental Toughness and Associated Personality Characteristics of Marathon des Sables Athletes

Mental toughness (MT) is commonly referred to as an important prerequisite for sustained athletic achievement. The increased research focus on MT has led to the development of a consistent debate centered around whether the construct is a unidimensional or multidimensional trait, and whether it can...

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Main Authors: Keith Goddard, Claire-Marie Roberts, Liam Anderson, Lindsay Woodford, James Byron-Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02259/full