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Abstract

This study provided a systematic qualitative examination of robust sport-confidence. A focus group (2 male and 2 female participants), and follow-up interviews, with 16 (8 male and 8 female participants) elite individual sport performers, were conducted to define and contextualize the characteristics of robust sport-confidence. Data analysis procedures resulted in a definition of robust sport-confidence and the identification of 6 characteristics of robust sportconfidence. The characteristics abstractedwere: multidimensional, malleable, durable, strength of belief, developed, and protective. Overall, robust sport-confidence was conceptualized as a multidimensional set of enduring positive beliefs. Future research and practical implications are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-208
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of Applied Sport Psychology
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Apr 2011

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