@article{Silva_Dias_Corte-Real_Manuel Fonseca_2018, title={Mental toughness attributes in Judo: perceptions of athletes}, volume={18}, url={https://revistas.um.es/cpd/article/view/322541}, abstractNote={Perceptions of mental toughness attributes were explored among Judo competitors. Twelve Portuguese judokas from different levels of achievement underwent a semi-structured interview, based on Personal Construct Psychology “sociality” and “dichotomy” corollaries (Kelly, 1991). Properties and dimensions of each conceptual category arose from the data among the <em>verbatim</em> transcribed interviews. Inductive content analysis revealed 22 attributes that composed mental toughness in competitive Judo. Emotional regulation, resilience, self-confidence, attention regulation, self-motivation and optimism were reported by all subjects of the sample. In relation to previous single-sport researches that explored mental toughness attributes, our results supported the existence of large conceptual similarities across sports, despite subtle differences in Judo discussed in reference to optimism, self-improvement, pragmatism and self-presentation regulation. Self-esteem and adaptability emerged as a novelty in the sport’s mental toughness literature. Combativity was suggested to be the only mental toughness attribute rather peculiar to Judo.}, number={3}, journal={Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte}, author={Silva, Virgílio and Dias, Cláudia and Corte-Real, Nuno and Manuel Fonseca, António}, year={2018}, month={jun.}, pages={86–101} }