The origins of mental toughness – prosocial behavior and low internalizing and externalizing problems at age 5 predict higher mental toughness scores at age 14

Background: The concept of mental toughness has gained increasing importance among groups other than elite athletes by virtue of its psychological importance and explanatory power for a broad range of health-related behaviors. However, no study has focused so far on the psychological origins of ment...

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Main Authors: Dena Sadeghi Bahmani, Martin Hatzinger, Markus Gerber, Sakari Lemola, Peter J. Clough, Sonja Perren, Kai von Klitzing, Agnes Von Wyl, Edith Holsboer-Trachsler, Serge Brand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01221/full