Evaluation of a Mental Toughness Training Program for Youth-Aged Australian Footballers: II. A Qualitative Analysis.
The general purpose of this study was to follow-up on quantitative data regarding the effectiveness of two different types of multimodal programs in enhancing mental toughness among youth-aged Australian footballers (Gucciardi, Gordon, & Dimmock, 2009a). Specifically, we aimed to enhance the interpr...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Applied Sport Psychology Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 324 - 340 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul-Sep2009
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=43429367&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 43429367 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10413200 G8F jtl: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology issn: 10413200 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul-Sep2009 vid: 21 iid: 3 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 43429367 10.1080/10413200903026074 ppf: 324 ppct: 16 formats: tig: atl: Evaluation of a Mental Toughness Training Program for Youth-Aged Australian Footballers: II. A Qualitative Analysis. aug: au: Gucciardi, DanielF. Gordon, Sandy Dimmock, JamesA. affil: The University of Western Australia su: Psychology Australian football for children Australian football players Sports for children Coach-athlete relationships Mental discipline Sports psychology sug: subj: Psychology Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers Australian football for children Australian football players Sports for children Coach-athlete relationships Mental discipline Sports psychology ab: The general purpose of this study was to follow-up on quantitative data regarding the effectiveness of two different types of multimodal programs in enhancing mental toughness among youth-aged Australian footballers (Gucciardi, Gordon, & Dimmock, 2009a). Specifically, we aimed to enhance the interpretability and meaningfulness of the quantitative data by eliciting key stakeholders' (athletes', parents', and coaches') perspectives on the goals, procedures, and results of the mental toughness training intervention through one-on-one interviews. Ten players, one of their parents (5 fathers and 5 mothers), and 3 coaches were interviewed. A thematic content analysis using the constant comparison method was performed on the transcribed verbatim data. Participants described several benefits of the program: valuing the importance of quality preparation, being more receptive to criticism, team cohesion, an increased work ethic, tougher attitudes, and the development and identification of transferable skills. Four processes including enhanced self-awareness, techniques for self-monitoring, techniques for self-regulation, and multiple-perspective discussions were identified by participants as ways that the program contributed to enhanced mental toughness. Finally, increased parent involvement, parent and coach education programs, and multi-source assessments and feedback were highlighted by participants as avenues for improving future developmental programs. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|