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

Frontiers in Psychology

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Simon M. Rice¹  Kate Gwyther¹  Rosemary Purcell¹  Matt S. Treeby³  Lisa Olive¹  Anna E. Saw⁵  Alex Kountouris⁵  Michael Lloyd⁵  Greg Macleod⁷  John W. Orchard⁵  Peter Clarke⁵ 

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

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

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.581914

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

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 0.05). 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.

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