Relationship between mental toughness and physical endurance.

Percept Mot Skills

School of Sports Science and Psychology, York St. John College, Lord Mayor's Walk, York YO31 7EX, United Kingdom.

Published: February 2005

This study tested the criterion validity of the inventory, Mental Toughness 48, by assessing the correlation between mental toughness and physical endurance for 41 male undergraduate sports students. A significant correlation of .34 was found between scores for overall mental toughness and the time a relative weight could be held suspended. Results support the criterion-related validity of the Mental Toughness 48.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.100.1.192-194DOI Listing

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