Mental toughness as a moderator of the intention–behaviour gap in the rehabilitation of knee pain

Gucciardi, Daniel F.

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2015.06.010

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“…The MT construct is thought to combine cognitive, affective, and behavioral qualities that allow a performer to persist in the pursuit of personal goals despite experiencing setbacks and stressors (Gucciardi, Gordan, & Dimmock, 2008). Research has shown that three major components of MT—control, constancy, and confidence—are characteristic of successful performers (Meggs, Diztfeld, & Golby, 2014) who exhibit higher pain thresholds (Gucciardi, 2016) and tend to experience “flow” during competition (Crust & Swann, 2013). “Flow” is an experience defined as an optimal performance state, characterized by fluid, autonomous movement, cognitive clarity, and positive affect (Csikszentmihalyi, 2000, 2002; Swann, Keegan, Piggott, & Crust, 2012).…”

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Relationships Between Flow, Mental Toughness, and Subjective Performance Perception in Various Triathletes

2018

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This study examined the relationship between mental toughness (MT), subjectively perceived performance, and dispositional flow in a sample of 114 high-performing ironmen and standard distance triathletes ( Mage = 28.81 years, SD = 3.45) recruited from triathlon clubs. Participants completed the Mental Toughness Questionnaire, Dispositional Flow Scale, and self-rated subjectively perceived performance. Pearson’s correlations between these measures revealed a significant, positive relationship between global MT and subjective performance ratings ( r = .62, p < .01) and between global MT and all Dispositional Flow subscales ( r = .67–.81, p < .05). Linear regression analyses found that MT subscales accounted for 64% of the variance in dispositional flow. Subjective performance ratings did not add significantly to the regression model. Overall, these findings suggest that MT may contribute positively to ironman competitors’ and triathletes’ exertion of the cognitive and emotional control necessary to experience flow and perform better. We discuss these results in the context of ironman and triathlon competitions.

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Relationships Between Flow, Mental Toughness, and Subjective Performance Perception in Various Triathletes

2018

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“…Moreover, individuals with high MT believe in their ability to participate in PA and have the determination and commitment to actively pursue and achieve PA goals (Crust et al, 2014;Gucciardi et al, 2015). Thus, researchers suggest that "MT is likely to guide the formation of behavioral intention, and also influenced the likelihood of an individual enacting those behaviors" (Crust et al, 2014;Gucciardi, 2015). Previous studies have found a positive correlation between MT and PA (Crust et al, 2014;Gucciardi, 2015;Brand et al, 2016;Serge et al, 2016;Eskandarnejad, 2018;Vaughan et al, 2018;Hegerstad et al, 2019;Cooper et al, 2020;Roncone et al, 2020).…”

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“…Many international studies (Ajzen, 2001;Armitage, 2005;Rhodes and Bruijn, 2013;Maccann et al, 2015;Stolte et al, 2017;Cheng et al, 2019), as well as studies in China (Xu et al, 2018;Wang and Zheng, 2020;Zhu et al, 2020) found that TPB variables could explain the variation of behavioral intention, with attitudes and PBC making a greater contribution than SN to the PA intention of an individual (Li, 1999;Feng and Mao, 2014;Gucciardi, 2015;Hannan et al, 2015;Wang and Zheng, 2020). Some studies also used TPB to promote PA (Valerie et al, 2019;Marashi et al, 2020;Sanaeinasab et al, 2020).…”

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“…As a result, researchers began to focus on variables which moderated the PA intention-behavior gap, e.g., self-efficacy, extraversion, habit (Rhodes and Dickau, 2012;Rhodes and Yao, 2015), self-regulation, automaticity (Rhodes and Bruijn, 2013;Juliane et al, 2016), self-determined motivation (Feng and Mao, 2014;Robbins et al, 2019;Hernández et al, 2020), planning (Juliane et al, 2016;Xu et al, 2018), emotion or affective judgments (Mohiyeddini et al, 2009;Rhodes and Yao, 2015;Maher et al, 2017;Xu et al, 2018), trait self-control (Pfeffer and Strobach, 2017;Pfeffer et al, 2019), action control (Sniehotta et al, 2005;Zhang and Mao, 2016), and mental toughness (MT) (Gucciardi, 2015;Hannan et al, 2015).…”

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“…Given that many individuals with PA intentions are still inactive, a high level of PA among individuals may be due to the smaller intention-behavior gap being reduced by high MT. Two studies explored the moderation role of MT in the intention-behavior gap (Gucciardi, 2015;Hannan et al, 2015). One study found that PA intention appeared to have a more substantial effect on PA among individuals with high MT than those with low MT (Gucciardi, 2015), while another study found a non-significant moderation effect of MT, but PA intention is also positively correlated with PA in moderate-and highmental-toughness individuals (Hannan et al, 2015).…”

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From Physical Activity Intention to Behavior: The Moderation Role of Mental Toughness Among College Students and Wage Earners

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This study explored the correlation between mental toughness (MT) and physical activity (PA), and the moderation role between PA intention and subsequent behavior among college students and wage earners. Five hundred ninety-one college students (251 male, 340 female) aged from 19 to 24 and 285 (157 male, 127 female) wage earners aged from 27 to 58 recruited from seven colleges and five cities in China. A Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) questionnaire, MT Inventory, and the International PA Questionnaire was completed online. Results showed that attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control explained 46.5 and 38.3% variance in PA intention among college students and wage earners separately. Intention predicted PA behavior significantly among college students and wage earners. Structural equation modeling indicated that the TPB model and the moderation model have an adequate to good fit except the TPB model among wage earners. MT was positively correlated with PA among college students and wage earners and had a significant moderation role in intention-behavior gap among college students and partially affected the transfer of PA intention to behavior among college students. Individuals with high MT had high levels of PA regardless of intention, while PA of those with low MT was low and unstable. Future research should further explore the correlation between intention and PA and the moderation role of MT in different populations using a longitudinal study in order to better understand the correlation between intention and PA, and the transition from intention to PA and better guidance PA intervention to promote PA.

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Mental toughness: progress and prospects

Gucciardi

2017

Current Opinion in Psychology

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Mental toughness (MT) has become a popular area of investigation and practice within sport and exercise psychology over the past two decades. Since the turn of the twenty first century, there have been hundreds of studies published on mental toughness, yet concerns remain about the conceptualisation and measurement of mental toughness. In this paper, I take stock of past work with the goal of clarifying and elaborating the most fundamental and common aspects of MT. I also look to the future and outline key substantive and methodological issues that may offer the greatest potential for refining the conceptualisation of MT and contributing to theory building on this concept. My hope is that this information will provide a platform from which to foster coherent and systematic scholarly work on MT.

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Mental toughness as a moderator of the intention–behaviour gap in the rehabilitation of knee pain

Cited by 15 publications

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Relationships Between Flow, Mental Toughness, and Subjective Performance Perception in Various Triathletes

Relationships Between Flow, Mental Toughness, and Subjective Performance Perception in Various Triathletes

From Physical Activity Intention to Behavior: The Moderation Role of Mental Toughness Among College Students and Wage Earners

Mental toughness: progress and prospects

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