Mental Toughness and Associated Personality Characteristics of Marathon des Sables Athletes

Increase in finishers and improvement of performance of masters runners in the Marathon des Sables

AIM The aim of the study was to examine finisher and performance trends of ultrarunners in the Marathon des Sables, the world's largest multistage ultramarathon. METHODS The age and running speed was analyzed for 6945 finishes of 909 women and 6036 men between 2003 and 2012 at the Marathon des Sables covering about 240 km in the Moroccan desert. RESULTS The number of finishes increased sign...

Analysis of marathon performances of disabled athletes Analyse des performances sur marathon des athlètes handisports

Mental toughness latent profiles in endurance athletes

Mental toughness in endurance athletes, while an important factor for success, has been scarcely studied. An online survey was used to examine eight mental toughness factors in endurance athletes. The study aim was to determine mental toughness profiles via latent profile analysis in endurance athletes and whether associations exist between the latent profiles and demographics and sports charac...

Trichotillomania-Associated Personality Characteristics

Background: Patients with Trichotillomania (TC) have an irreversible urge to pull their hair.  This self-mutilation behavior is associated with high level of tension before and a sense of gratification and relief after TC. Objective: To investigate the personality characteristics of patients suffering from TC. Method: The study was performed on 43 TC patients and 43 gender and age-matched non-p...

Discovering Mental Toughness: A Qualitative Study of Mental Toughness in Elite Athletes [R]

What is mental toughness? This research draws on the experience of elite athletes and coaches to unearth a conceptualisation and definition of mental toughness. The interviews of 33 elite athletes and coaches (including 25 current or former elite athletes, of whom 15 had achieved an Olympic Gold Medal or World Champion status) were transcribed verbatim and analysed qualitatively to reveal under...