Mental Toughness

Mental Toughness: The Mindset Behind Sporting Achievement provides a definitive and readable overview which takes the reader to the frontiers of mental toughness research. It is an invaluable resource for sport psychology/science students, lecturers, participants and coaches.

Michael Sheard has been a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Teesside and York St John Universities. He has published widely on mental toughness, hardiness, and positive psychology. As a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist he has also worked in a consultancy capacity with athletes across a variety of sports, ranging from grassroots to international competitive standards.

1. Introducing Mental Toughness 2.Characterizing Mental Toughness 3. Conceptualizing Mental Toughness 4. Measuring Mental Toughness 5. Developing and Maintaining Mental Toughness 6. Concluding Mental Toughness