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Measuring resilience in competitive tennis players: psychometric properties of the Resilience Scale for Adults
Cowden, Richard G.; Meyer-Weitz, Anna; Asante, Kwaku Oppong (Sage Publications, 2016)he Resilience Scale for Adults is considered a valid and reliable measure of resilience resources and has received validation support across several populations. This study attempted to validate and examine the psychometric ... -
Mental toughness in competitive tennis: relationships with resilience and stress
Cowden, Richard G.; Meyer-Weitz, Anna; Asante, Kwaku Oppong (Frontiers Media, 2016)The present study investigated the relationships between mental toughness (MT), resilience, and stress among competitive South African tennis players. A total of 351 tennis players participating at various competitive ... -
Mental toughness in South African youth: relationships with forgivingness and attitudes towards risk
Cowden, Richard G.; Clough, Peter J.; Asante, Kwaku Oppong (Sage, 2017)Young people are particularly vulnerable to health risk behaviors and interpersonal violence, stimulating scholars’ attention towards identifying factors that may reduce the likelihood that these actions will occur. ...