Abstract
This review focuses on the concept of mental toughness and the extent to which it may provide a useful framework to study the role of non-cognitive attributes within an educational setting. In doing so, it reviews past research examining mental toughness across different domains (e.g. sport, occupation, education), the extent to which mental toughness aligns with concepts commonly studied within education (i.e. resilience, buoyancy, perseverance, self-efficacy, confidence and motivation), advantages to using a mental toughness framework within education and suggestions for future research.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 96-113 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Educational Review |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 11 Feb 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |