Self-Compassion Predicts Student Athletes’ Negative and Positive Affect After Remembering Exercise-Related Setbacks
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.68(3).21Keywords:
self-compassion, athletes, affect, exercise.Abstract
Introduction. Previous findings show that self-compassion is an important resource for athletes, being associated with less fear of failure and better adaptation to obstacles. Objective. The study examines the role of self-compassion in predicting student athletes’ negative and positive affect after recalling a negative, shameful experience of physical training. It examines the extent to which self-compassion can predict the different types of positive (soothing and activating) and negative affect in this context. Method. In a correlational design, self-compassion levels were measured in N = 62 student-athletes using the Self-Compassion Scale- Short Form. After remembering a training-related setback, levels of soothing and activating positive affect were measured using the Types of Positive Affect Scale, and levels of negative affect were assessed with the Emotional Distress Profile. Results. Results indicated that self-compassion is a significant positive predictor of both types of positive affect and a negative predictor of negative affect after recalling a negative shameful experience related to physical training. Conclusion. Confirming previous findings, self-compassion was a relevant construct in the sport context, predicting students’ affect. These results suggest that interventions to improve self-compassion may be adaptive for athletes, and may improve their affect, probably leading to more optimal sport motivation, however, interventional studies are needed to investigate the effectiveness of self-compassion interventions in optimizing athletes’ affect and motivation.
Auto-compasiunea prezice afectele negative și pozitive ale studenților sportivi în urma reamintirii eșecurilor legate de exerciții fizice. Introducere. Rezultatele anterioare arată că auto-compasiunea este o resursă importantă pentru sportivi, fiind asociată cu o frică mai mică de eșec și o mai bună adaptare la obstacole. Obiectiv. Studiul examinează rolul auto-compasiunii în prezicerea afectelor negative și pozitive ale studenților sportivi după reamintirea unei experiențe negative și stânjenitoare de la antrenamentul fizic. Studiul examinează măsura în care auto-compasiunea poate prezice diferitele tipuri de afecte pozitive (liniștitoare și activatoare) și negative în acest context. Metode. Într-un design corelațional, nivelurile de auto-compasiune au fost măsurate la N = 62 de studenți-atleți folosind Scala de Auto-Compasiune - Forma Scurtă. După ce și-au amintit de un eșec legat de antrenamente fizice, nivelurile de afecte pozitive liniștitoare și activatoare au fost măsurate cu ajutorul Scalei Tipurilor de Afecte Pozitive, iar nivelurile de afecte negative au fost evaluate cu ajutorul Profilului Distresului Emoțional. Rezultate. Rezultatele au indicat că auto-compasiunea este un predictor pozitiv semnificativ al ambelor tipuri de afecte pozitive și un predictor negativ al afectelor negative după rememorarea unei experiențe rușinoase legate de antrenamentul fizic. Concluzii. Confirmând constatările anterioare, auto-compătimirea a fost un construct relevant în contextul sportiv, prezicând afectele studenților. Aceste rezultate sugerează că intervențiile de îmbunătățire a auto-compasiunii pot fi eficiente pentru sportivi și pot îmbunătăți afectele acestora, ducând probabil la o motivație sportivă mai optimă, însă sunt necesare studii intervenționale pentru a investiga eficiența intervențiilor de auto-compasiune în optimizarea afectului și motivației sportivilor.
Cuvinte-cheie: auto-compasiune, sportivi, afect, exercițiu fizic
Received 2023 July 12; Revised 2023 August 28; Accepted 2023 September 1th; Available online 2023 September 30; Available print 2023 November 30.
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