Can athletes be tough yet compassionate to themselves? Practical implications for NCAA mental health best practice no. 4.

Recent tragic events and data from official NCAA reports suggest student-athletes' well-being is compromised by symptoms of mental health (MH) disorders. Self-compassion (SC) and mental toughness (MT) are two psychological constructs that have been shown effective against stressors associated w...

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Main Authors: Andreas Stamatis, Paul J Deal, Grant B Morgan, Jeffrey S Forsse, Zacharias Papadakis, Sarah McKinley-Barnard, Eric M Scudamore, Panagiotis Koutakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244579