The company we keep: Exploring the relationship between perceived teammate self-compassion and athlete self-compassion

Crozier, Alyson; Mosewich, Amber D.; Ferguson, Leah J.

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.10.005

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“…This v iew supplements the qualitative work of Wilson et al (2019) who show that athletes alternate between using self-compassion and criticism at different times. This is the rationale used by some authors who recently adapted the wording of the self-compassion scale in their work to be athlete specific (Crozier et al, 2019;Killham et al, 2018).…”

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“…Second, individuals higher in selfcompassion have repeatedly been shown to respond with more positive and facilitative responses, and less negative responses to hypothetical, imaged or real negative sporting scenarios (Barczak & Eklund, 2018;Ferguson et al, 2015;Reis et al, 2015;Reis et al, 2019). It has also recently been demonstrated that individuals in team environments are more likely to be self-compassionate when they perceive their teammates to be (Crozier, Mosewich, & Ferguson, 2019). Finally, one study has shown that self-compassion predicted heart rate variability reactivity to a recalled sporting stressful situation, suggesting that participants with greater self-compassion show a more regulated autonomic profile (greater parasympathetic nervous system activity) (Ceccarelli, Giuliano, Glazebrook, & Strachan, 2019).…”

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Self-Compassion, Social Rank, and Psychological Distress in Varyingly Competitive Athletes

Walton¹,

Baranoff²,

Gilbert³

et al. 2019

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Background: Self-Compassion may be seen as a concept contrary to the aims of athletes engaged in competitive sport. This may be accentuated at more elite levels, where athletes may view concepts like self-criticism and self-judgement as more important for improvement.Objectives: The current study aimed to better understand how athletes of different competitive levels (from social to international) relate to concepts of self-compassion. Further, we aimed to explore how factors relating to social rank and self-compassion contribute to psychological distress Design: Cross-sectional online survey.Method: An online survey was distributed, including the following validated questionnaires:Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales, the Self-Compassion Scale, Fears of Compassion Scales, Social Comparison Scale, Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking & Self-Reassuring Scale, and the Striving to Avoid Inferiority Scale.Results: Two hundred and fifty-three participants responded to the survey, including 115 recreational and 79 competitive athletes. There were no differences between groups on any measure of compassion or social rank. In a multiple linear regression model, lower selfcompassion, higher fears of compassion (for self), and higher feelings of inadequacy predicted more pronounced psychological distress in athletes.Conclusions: Contrary to expectation, the results suggest that even highly elite athletes may be open to using self-compassion. Given that reduced self-compassion and sense of social rank contributed to psychological distress in athletes, the results suggest that compassion-based approaches to treating psychological distress in this population may be valid.

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Self-Compassion, Social Rank, and Psychological Distress in Varyingly Competitive Athletes

Walton¹,

Baranoff²,

Gilbert³

et al. 2019

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“…One study changed the instruction of the SCS by advising participants to rate the items with regard to the competitive Wiffle ball game they played previous to the assessment (Fontana, Fry, & Cramer, 2017). Three studies used versions of the SCS or SCS-SF that were adapted for the sport context (Crozier, Mosewich, & Ferguson, 2019;Killham, Mosewich, Mack, Gunnell, & Ferguson, 2018;Lizmore, Dunn, & Dunn, 2017). So far, there are no other instruments to assess SC than SCS and SCS-SF and they have been reported to be reliable and valid (Neff, 2003a;Raes et al, 2011), thus, there is no reason not to use them.…”

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“…Studies with athlete populations show that having the impression of being socially supported (Jeon et al, 2016), perceiving teammates as a highly self-compassionate (Crozier et al, 2019) or striving for perfectionism in a healthy way (Lizmore et al, 2017) go along with reporting more SC. In contrast, being concerned about not being perfect enough may prevent SC (Lizmore et al, 2017).…”

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Go soft or go home? A review of empirical studies on the role of self-compassion in the competitive sport setting

Röthlin

Horvath

Birrer

2019

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Self-compassion describes a supportive attitude towards oneself. Research outside the sport context suggests that self-compassion might be beneficial in terms of psychological processes that are helpful for athletic performance. At the same time, there are reasons to assume that athletes may fear a negative influence of SC on their self-improvement motivation. Therefore, it seemed worthwhile to clarify the role of self-compassion in the competitive sport setting by reviewing the current research. A literature search was conducted using PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, PSYNDEX, and SPORTDiscus. Eligibility criteria were peer-reviewed publication, publication in English, original research and research investigating self-compassion in competitive athletes. From 17 publications that met the inclusion criteria, we identified 19 studies, most of which were quantitative, employing a cross-sectional design. Additionally, we found only one intervention study, one experimental study and four qualitative studies using interviews. We provided an integrative narrative description of the study aims, hypotheses, methodological characteristics and study results. Based on the reviewed findings we concluded that future research should relate their research question more often to existing theoretical models and that more intervention and longitudinal studies are needed. Thus far, qualitative studies highlight the potential ambivalence of athletes towards SC. Quantitative research indicates that SC is beneficial for athletes’ well-being and their ability to deal with adversities in sports, whereas the role of self-compassion for self-improvement motivation remains unclear.

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“…Lazarus 5 Fear of Devaluing One's Self-Estimate 6 Fear of Having an Uncertain Future Fear of Upsetting Important Others 8 Fear of Experiencing Shame and Embarrassment 9 Fear of Important Others Losing Interest 10 Self-Compassion 11 Neff 12 Self-kindness 13 Common humanity 14 Mindfulness 15 Ellison, & Partridge 16 Suffering 17 The Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory (PFAI) 18 Conroy, Willow, & Metzler ‫منابع‬…”

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The Relationship between Self-Compassion and Fear of Failure in Adolescent Female Taekwondo Athletes

محبی¹,

زارعی²,

زندی³

2020

Sport Psychology

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-compassion and fear of failure among successful and less successful adolescent girls Taekwondo athletes. Methods: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population consisted of all taekwondo athletes' participating in League competition (Premier League and super League). One hundred and sixty taekwondo athletes (80 successful and 80 less successful) were selected via Purposive sampling method and completed questionnaires of self-compassion and fear of failure. The data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient, Analysis of regression, and Analysis of Variance tests. Results: The results showed a significant ngative relationship between self-compassion and fear of failure and dementiom of self-compassion negatively predicts fear of failure variance. In addition, The data showed that the successful elite athletes significantly have lesser fear of failure and use more self-compassion strategies than less successful group. Conclusion: According to results of this study, it seems that self-compassion Strategy have an effective role in reducing fear of failure of taekwondo athletes and improving these characteristic can be very useful to conducting interventions and training programs for reducing fear of failure in taekwondo Athletes.

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The company we keep: Exploring the relationship between perceived teammate self-compassion and athlete self-compassion

Cited by 19 publications

References 21 publications

Self-Compassion, Social Rank, and Psychological Distress in Varyingly Competitive Athletes

Self-Compassion, Social Rank, and Psychological Distress in Varyingly Competitive Athletes

Go soft or go home? A review of empirical studies on the role of self-compassion in the competitive sport setting

The Relationship between Self-Compassion and Fear of Failure in Adolescent Female Taekwondo Athletes

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