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  2. Mental toughness - Wikipedia

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    Mental toughness is a measure of individual psychological resilience and confidence that may predict success in sport, education, and in the workplace. [1] The concept emerged in the context of sports training and sports psychology, as one of a set of attributes that allow a person to become a better athlete and able to cope with difficult training and difficult competitive situations and ...

  3. Sport psychology - Wikipedia

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    Sport psychology is recognized as an interdisciplinary science that draws on knowledge from many related fields including biomechanics, physiology, kinesiology and psychology. It involves the study of how psychological factors affect performance and how participation in sport and exercise affect psychological, social, and physical factors.

  4. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology - Wikipedia

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    Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association.The journal was established in 2011 and covers research "that supports the application of psychological principles to facilitate peak sport performance, enhance physical activity participation, and achieve optimal human performance". [1]

  5. Athletic Motivation Inventory - Wikipedia

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    The Athletic Motivation Inventory was developed in 1969 by Thomas Tuko, Bruce Ogilvie, and Leland Lyon. [1] It has just under 200 questions and measures the following scales: [ 2 ] Drive

  6. Performance science - Wikipedia

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    Performance science is the multidisciplinary study of human performance. It draws together methodologies across numerous scientific disciplines, including those of biomechanics, economics, physiology, psychology, and sociology, to understand the fundamental skills, mechanisms, and outcomes of performance activities and experiences. [1]

  7. Division of Exercise and Sport Psychology - Wikipedia

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    The Division of Exercise and Sport Psychology is an academic and professional society in the United States that represents interdisciplinary specialization that cuts across psychology and the sport sciences. [2] The Division serves as Division 47 of the American Psychological Association.

  8. Bruce Ogilvie - Wikipedia

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    The study also found that attending a sporting event may not be a passive activity. Ogilvie decided to study the effects of attending a sporting event in person or watching it on TV. He found that watching sports uses many psychological and social skills and that men exude an extreme amount of testosterone while watching sports.

  9. Self-report inventory - Wikipedia

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    A self-report inventory is a type of psychological test in which a person fills out a survey or questionnaire with or without the help of an investigator. Self-report inventories often ask direct questions about personal interests, values, symptoms, behaviors, and traits or personality types. Inventories are different from tests in that there ...