Perry John L, Strycharczyk Doug, Dagnall Neil, Denovan Andrew, Papageorgiou Kostas A, Clough Peter J
Department of Psychology, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland.
Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Front Psychol. 2021 Jul 23;12:654836. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.654836. eCollection 2021.
Currently there is debate as to whether mental toughness is a unidimensional or multidimensional construct. To investigate the dimensionality of the Mental Toughness Questionnaire 48-items (MTQ48), a widely used measure of mental toughness, we examined data from a sample of 78,947 participants. A series of exploratory structural equation models (ESEM) assessed unidimensional, multidimensional, and bifactor solutions. Overall, results supported a bifactor conceptualization of mental toughness. Bifactor analysis was consistent with the use of a general factor score. In conclusion, the authors argue that mental toughness should be considered as an umbrella term representing a general trait comprised of related constructs that provide a psychological advantage in performance and promote positive mental health. Finally, this article identifies limitations in the existing measurement of mental toughness and proposes necessary directions in future research.
目前，关于心理韧性是单维还是多维结构存在争议。为了探究广泛使用的心理韧性测量工具——48项心理韧性问卷（MTQ48）的维度，我们对78947名参与者的样本数据进行了研究。一系列探索性结构方程模型（ESEM）评估了单维、多维和双因素解决方案。总体而言，结果支持心理韧性的双因素概念化。双因素分析与使用一般因素得分一致。总之，作者认为心理韧性应被视为一个总括性术语，代表一种由相关结构组成的一般特质，这些结构在表现中提供心理优势并促进积极的心理健康。最后，本文指出了现有心理韧性测量方法的局限性，并提出了未来研究的必要方向。
