Psychological resilience is important in sport because athletes must utilise and optimise a
range of mental qualities to withstand the pressures that they experience. In this article, we …

Athletes' sufficient competencies (ie knowledge, skills, attitudes, and experiences; Hunter,
2004) have been suggested to facilitate coping with their demanding dual “study and elite …

This study explored factors with the potential to exert facilitative and debilitative influence on
undergraduate students' academic performance. Participants responded to the Schutte …

Objectives The first aim of this study was to explore how elite male athletes having had a
long duration as well as successful sport career perceived the transitional challenges …

The purpose of this study was to explore athletes' perceptions and experiences of resilience.
Ten high-level athletes were interviewed regarding the most difficult adversities that they …

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 …

Elite adolescent sport is a relatively unexplored research field. The purpose of this
investigation was to examine how the Norwegian Olympic Youth Team (N= 29) experienced …

College student-athletes face various stressors that, if not well managed, could become a
source of mental health issues. The transactional model of stress and coping proposes that …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the perceptions of a within-career
transition, as experienced by adolescent athletes in the developmental stage of their …

Sport Psychology is an essential introduction to the field's key issues, suitable for
psychology, sport science and sport studies students at all levels. Encompassing the history …