The mental health of student-athletes: a systematic scoping review

J Kegelaers, P Wylleman, S Defruyt… - … Review of Sport and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to provide a systematic scoping review of the research
focussing on student-athletes' mental health (MH). More specifically, we aimed to describe …

Self-compassion in sport: A scoping review

DL Cormier, KC Kowalski, LJ Ferguson… - … Review of Sport and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Sport is a domain that is rife with loss, failures, and disappointment. Self-compassion–the
recognition of one's own suffering and a desire to alleviate it–offers protection against …

Effect of a mindfulness programme training on mental toughness and psychological well-being of female athletes

B Ajilchi, M Mohebi, S Zarei… - Australasian …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives Research has shown that mindfulness in athletes is associated with positive
outcomes. We therefore assessed the effect of mindfulness training on increasing mental …

Exploring the relationship between mental toughness and self-compassion in the context of sport injury

KL Johnson, DL Cormier… - Journal of sport …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Helping athletes cope effectively with injury is likely of great interest to many sport
stakeholders. Mental toughness is one psychological factor positively associated with …

The Positive Association between Grit and Mental Toughness, Enhanced by a Minimum of 75 Minutes of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity, among US Students

A Stamatis, GB Morgan, A Boolani, Z Papadakis - Psych, 2024 - mdpi.com
Drawing from the 2015 Gucciardi et al.'s mental toughness (MT) framework, this study
examines the association between grit and MT in US college students, while considering the …

Mental toughness and osteoarthritis: Postsurgery improvement in knee pain/functionality in older adults.

A Stamatis, GB Morgan, A Spinou… - Rehabilitation …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Purpose: To investigate longitudinally the role of mental toughness (MT) in knee
rehabilitation in terms of perceived pain and functionality in a sample of older adults with …

[HTML][HTML] Factors contributing to elite athletes' mental health in the junior-to-senior transition: A mixed methods study

N Ackeret, P Röthlin, S Horvath - Psychology of sport and exercise, 2024 - Elsevier
The goals of this study were to examine factors that may affect the mental health of elite
athletes during their junior-to-senior transition and to explore the types and frequency of …

Empowering women: navigating work environment challenges with mental toughness

P Subramanian, M Gallant, PK Pani - Gender in Management: An …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This literature review examines women's significant workplace challenges and
explores mental toughness, a distinct non-cognitive ability associated with peak athletic …

Investigating the Links Between Performers' Self-Compassion, Mental Toughness and Their Social Environment: A Semi-Systematic Review

C Kosirnik, R Antonini Philippe, V Pomini - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Being mentally tough while evaluating oneself in a compassionate way is still a difficult path
for performers. Self-compassion, characterized by the ability to be kind to oneself, to see …

[HTML][HTML] The Effect of a Strength and Conditioning Protocol on NCAA Division 1 Women's Basketball Players' Mental Toughness

Z Olivan, J Cherubini, A Stamatis - International Journal of Exercise …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mental toughness (MT) is a popularized term in sports since it has been found to be
positively related to performance. Self-assessment is the most common method of MT data …