- Title
- The development and implementation of a psychoeducational programme: a case study on mental toughness in a novice triathlete
- Creator
- Coertzen, Marlé
- ThesisAdvisor
- Steele, Gary
- Subject
- Sports -- Psychological aspects
- Subject
- Triathletes -- Mental health
- Subject
- Toughness (Personality trait)
- Subject
- Triathlon -- Psychological aspects
- Subject
- Achievement motivation
- Subject
- Mental discipline
- Subject
- Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ)
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- text
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/63010
- Identifier
- vital:28354
- Description
- As an academic and applied discipline, sport psychology is interested in identifying, understanding, measuring and developing the various mental constructs that interact with physical factors, aiming to produce optimum performance and enhance athletes’ experience of sport participation. The programmes developed within sport psychology are not only applicable to sport, but have applicability within other areas, such as the performing arts, business and professions that are considered high risk, such as the military. Using a mixed methods approach and a triangulation of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis techniques, the goal of this research was to document the process of developing and implementing a psychoeducational mental toughness programme and to evaluate the programme through exploring the participant’s subjective experience of such a programme. The aim of the research was to contribute to the existing literature on mental toughness programmes. This was attained through administering the Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ) and a semi-structured interview, which informed the development and implementation of a psychoeducational mental toughness programme relative to the idiosyncrasies of the participant and grounded in strengths-based approaches to mental toughness development. Results were obtained based on post-implementation data collected through a second administration of the SMTQ and a semi-structured interview. The participant experienced the programme as positive and results were indicative of changes in his experiences of self-confidence and control, related to the global themes of mindset, flexibility and mindfulness.
- Format
- 150 pages, pdf
- Publisher
- Rhodes University, Faculty of Humanities, Psychology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Coertzen, Marlé
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