Grit in Competitive Sport

Explores grit’s role in athletes’ motivation and long-term goal pursuit.

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Project duration
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Core fields of research
Physical activity, health and wellbeing
Research areas
Behaviour change, health, and well-being across the lifespan
Faculty
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Project description

This research aims to explore how grit (sisu) impacts the motivation, emotional states, and long-term goal attainment of Finnish competitive athletes. Additionally, it examines how the environment created by coaches and competition contexts are linked to athletes' grit. 

Project members

Montse Ruiz Cerezo
Lecturer

External members

Christophe Gernigon

University of Montpellier

Kim Forsblom

National Olympic Training Center (URHEA), Helsinki

Mihaly Szerovay

University of Jyväskylä

Research groups

Research group

Behavior Change, Sport and Health Psychology

Our group conducts research into psychological factors that underlie health behaviors, performance and well-being outcomes. In addition, we develop theory and evidence-based interventions to improve these outcomes in practice.