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Assessing model fit: Caveats and recommendations for confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modeling
(Routledge, 2015)
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is commonly used to assess measurement models in sport and exercise psychology. Frequently used as a yardstick for their adequacy, are specific cutoff values proposed by Hu and Bentler ...
Mental toughness in higher education: Relationships with achievement and profession in first-year university sports students (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2014)
Research into mental toughness has largely been confined to elite sport but should theoretically be important across other performance domains. We examined mental toughness in 161 first year sport students at a UK University ...
Mental toughness and transitions to high school and to undergraduate study (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2016)
Mental toughness can be conceptualised as a set of attributes that allow people to deal effectively with challenges, stressors, and pressure. Recent work has suggested that it may be a valuable construct to consider within ...
Development and validation of the compliant and principled sportspersonship scale (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2014)
Purpose: A new measure of sportspersonship, which differentiates between compliance and principled approaches, was developed and initially validated in 3 studies. Method: Study 1 developed items, assessed content validity, ...
Mental toughness in education: exploring relationships with attainment, attendance, behaviour and peer relationships (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2014)
Mental toughness has frequently been associated with successful performance in sport; however, recent research suggests that it may also be related to academic performance in Higher Education. In a series of three exploratory ...
Predicting cooperation in competitive conditions: The role of sportspersonship, moral competence, and emotional intelligence (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2017)
Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to examine the predictive capabilities of sportspersonship, moral competence, and emotional intelligence on cooperation in varying competitive conditions.Design: An experimental ...
Psychological approaches to enhancing fair play (Pre-published version)
(Nova Science Publishers, 2013)
This article reviews approaches to studying sportspersonship, moral behavior in sport and broader morality theory to offer practical strategies to enhance fair play. By identifying stages and levels of morality and reviewing ...
Relationships between mental toughness and psychological wellbeing in undergraduate students (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2015)
This study examined relationships between mental toughness (MT) and psychological wellbeing (PWB) in undergraduate students. Following previous research that identified significant and positive relations between MT and ...