Mental Toughness Questionnaire MTQ-48

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Instrument Overview

The MTQ-48 assesses total MT and comprises four dimensions: challenge, commitment, confidence (subdivided into two components; interpersonal and own ability) and control (partitioned into two components; emotional and life). The MTQ-18 and MTQ-10 use items drawn directly from the MTQ-48. Subscore(s): Goal Directed Behavior, Confidence, Achievement, Risk 

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Organization

Student Well-Being Category

American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.

Content

Grades
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Self Awareness ; Self Management ; Goal Directed Behavior ; Confidence ; Achievement ; Risk
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
Not indicated
Administration
Computer

Access and Use

Contact

Author: Peter Clough at P.Clough@hud.ac.uk or p.clough@mmu.ac.uk

Open Access
No
Setting
Undefined

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Gucciardi, D. F., Hanton, S., & Mallett, C. J. (2012). Progressing measurement in mental toughness: A case example of the Mental Toughness Questionnaire-48. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 1(3), 194. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027190 Perry, J. L., Clough, P. J., Crust, L., Earle, K., & Nicholls, A. R. (2013). Factorial validity of the Mental Toughness Questionnaire-48. Personality and Individual Differences, 54(5), 587-592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2012.11.020