Mental Toughness

Making the Invisible Visible

How We Think is How We Act

Mental toughness describes how individuals deal mentally with stressors, pressure and challenge...irrespective of the prevailing situation.

It applies to everything that people do and embraces qualities such as mindset, character, resilience and grit.

Professor Peter Clough initially identified four key components of Mental Toughness – the 4 Cs – Control, Commitment, Challenge and Confidence. We are now able, through research, to see that these consist of 8 independent factors. We can measure this with the MTQPlus.

About MTQ (Mental Toughness Questionnaire)

Most personality assessments evaluate behaviors (how we act) and attributes (how we feel). MTQ assessments go deeper—exploring how we think, which is a fundamental driver of behavior and emotions.

Developed through a collaboration between Professors Peter Clough and John Perry, and Doug Strycharczyk (Managing Director of AQR), MTQ is a leading psychometric tool designed to provide detailed and valuable insights into mental toughness.

Why Choose MTQ?

MTQ assessments are:

Scientifically validated – for reliability and validity by independent academic peer review
User-friendly – simple to complete and easy to interpret
Efficient – available online for quick and hassle-free completion
Cost-effective – providing robust insights at an accessible price

Choose your Assessment

The Flagship Measure

63 items (15 mins)
Reports on the 8 factors
4 constructs and MT

SGD 134.00

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The Basic One

10 items (2 mins)
Reports on overall MT
Used in recruitment and in research

SGD 16.00

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The 4Cs

The MTQ4Cs assessment is a 25 item measure which provides scores for

Overall Mental Toughness
25 items
The 4 Cs: Control, Commitment, Challenge, Confidence

SGD 60.00

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Hear from Clients

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Developing Mental Toughness reveals that our level of mental resilience is not something that is decided upon at birth: it can be improved over the course of an individual’s life. There are many practical strategies for building mental resilience and I have recommended the utilization of mental toughness as a main assessment tool for candidate selection and filtration for leadership development programs. For anyone seeking a genuine change in their own life or the lives of others, Developing Mental Toughness is the starting point.

Aisha AI Suwaidi, CEO, HR Policies Sector, Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, UAE

MTQ is the new science of resilience and mental toughness – testing our teams and supporting them in their growth continues to be pivotal for their success and ours. This is an essential tool for leaders looking to identify, support and escalate talent growth across their teams and organizations.

Andrew Stotter-Brooks, Vice President Learning and Development, Etihad Aviation Group

As a Mental Toughness coach, I find that an awareness of mental toughness can enhance both personal development and leadership skills. This is a great and informative new edition for those seeking to better understand themselves and the application of mental toughness.

Lucy Julian, Mental Toughness Coach and member of the Advisory Board for the International Center of Mental Toughness Research and Development; Lucy is also a Director at Deloitte AG

For over 21 years we have scoured the world to bring our clients the very best organizational development programs possible. The Mental Toughness tool immediately stood out for its robustness, ability to measure, practicality and, most importantly, ability to develop and support individuals and teams across the broad spectrum of organzations we work with.

Dean Gale, Managing Director, Phuel, Australia

MTQ is a really valuable tool. It certainly makes you think about your performance and positive behaviour – and what you can do about both. We liked the report structure which equipped the manager/coach and the individual with relevant information and practical development suggestions.

Liz Chandler, Director for Corporate Development, Merseytravel

Developing Mental Toughness reveals that our level of mental resilience is not something that is decided upon at birth: it can be improved over the course of an individual’s life. There are many practical strategies for building mental resilience and I have recommended the utilization of mental toughness as a main assessment tool for candidate selection and filtration for leadership development programs. For anyone seeking a genuine change in their own life or the lives of others, Developing Mental Toughness is the starting point.

Aisha AI Suwaidi, CEO, HR Policies Sector, Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, UAE

MTQ is the new science of resilience and mental toughness – testing our teams and supporting them in their growth continues to be pivotal for their success and ours. This is an essential tool for leaders looking to identify, support and escalate talent growth across their teams and organizations.

Andrew Stotter-Brooks, Vice President Learning and Development, Etihad Aviation Group

As a Mental Toughness coach, I find that an awareness of mental toughness can enhance both personal development and leadership skills. This is a great and informative new edition for those seeking to better understand themselves and the application of mental toughness.

Lucy Julian, Mental Toughness Coach and member of the Advisory Board for the International Center of Mental Toughness Research and Development; Lucy is also a Director at Deloitte AG

For over 21 years we have scoured the world to bring our clients the very best organizational development programs possible. The Mental Toughness tool immediately stood out for its robustness, ability to measure, practicality and, most importantly, ability to develop and support individuals and teams across the broad spectrum of organzations we work with.

Dean Gale, Managing Director, Phuel, Australia

MTQ is a really valuable tool. It certainly makes you think about your performance and positive behaviour – and what you can do about both. We liked the report structure which equipped the manager/coach and the individual with relevant information and practical development suggestions.

Liz Chandler, Director for Corporate Development, Merseytravel

Developing Mental Toughness reveals that our level of mental resilience is not something that is decided upon at birth: it can be improved over the course of an individual’s life. There are many practical strategies for building mental resilience and I have recommended the utilization of mental toughness as a main assessment tool for candidate selection and filtration for leadership development programs. For anyone seeking a genuine change in their own life or the lives of others, Developing Mental Toughness is the starting point.

Aisha AI Suwaidi, CEO, HR Policies Sector, Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, UAE

MTQ is the new science of resilience and mental toughness – testing our teams and supporting them in their growth continues to be pivotal for their success and ours. This is an essential tool for leaders looking to identify, support and escalate talent growth across their teams and organizations.

Andrew Stotter-Brooks, Vice President Learning and Development, Etihad Aviation Group

As a Mental Toughness coach, I find that an awareness of mental toughness can enhance both personal development and leadership skills. This is a great and informative new edition for those seeking to better understand themselves and the application of mental toughness.

Lucy Julian, Mental Toughness Coach and member of the Advisory Board for the International Center of Mental Toughness Research and Development; Lucy is also a Director at Deloitte AG

For over 21 years we have scoured the world to bring our clients the very best organizational development programs possible. The Mental Toughness tool immediately stood out for its robustness, ability to measure, practicality and, most importantly, ability to develop and support individuals and teams across the broad spectrum of organzations we work with.

Dean Gale, Managing Director, Phuel, Australia

MTQ is a really valuable tool. It certainly makes you think about your performance and positive behaviour – and what you can do about both. We liked the report structure which equipped the manager/coach and the individual with relevant information and practical development suggestions.

Liz Chandler, Director for Corporate Development, Merseytravel

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