Athlete Experiences of Shame and Guilt: Initial Psychometric Properties of the Athletic Perceptions of Performance Scale Within Junior Elite Cricketers

Frontiers in Psychology

Anna E. Saw¹  Michael Lloyd¹  Peter Clarke¹  John W. Orchard²  Alex Kountouris³  Rosemary Purcell⁴  Simon M. Rice⁴  Kate Gwyther⁴  Lisa Olive⁵  Matt S. Treeby⁶  Greg Macleod⁷ 

[1] Cricket Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Cricket Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia;Cricket Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Orygen, Parkville, VIC, Australia;Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia;Orygen, Parkville, VIC, Australia;School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;Specialist Sports Medicine Centre, Canberra, ACT, Australia;

关键词: guilt;    shame;    self-conscious emotions;    distress;    mental health;    help-seeking;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.581914

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Guilt and shame are self-conscious emotions with implications for mental health, social and occupational functioning, and the effectiveness of sports practice. To date, the assessment and role of athlete-specific guilt and shame has been under-researched. Reporting data from 174 junior elite cricketers (M = 17.34 years; females n = 85), the present study utilized exploratory factor analysis in validating the Athletic Perceptions of Performance Scale (APPS), assessing three distinct and statistically reliable factors: athletic shame-proneness, guilt-proneness, and no-concern. Conditional process analysis indicated that APPS shame-proneness mediated the relationship between general and athlete-specific distress (p < 0.01), with this pathway non-contingent on sex or past 12-month help-seeking for mental health concerns (p's > 0.05). While APPS domains of guilt-proneness and no-concern were not significant mediators, they exhibited correlations in the expected direction with indices of psychological distress and well-being. The APPS may assist coaches and support staff identify players who may benefit from targeted interventions to reduce the likelihood of experiencing shame-prone states.

【 授权许可】

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