Class 4 Flashcards
Ethical Principle
-Shapes professional judgment and behaviour
-inform athletes of psychological testing, use of results, and who has access
- ensure confidentiality
- Administered by qualified individuals
Sports research indicates
No distinct elite sports personality
Personality does not relate to performance
Personality trait Issues in sports
- Risk taking & Sensation Seeking
- Passion
- Perfectionism
- Mental Toughness
Risk taking
seeking of varied complex and intense sensation and experiences
at the risk of physical, social, legal and finical.
Decline with age
Male more drawn to high-risk sports than female
Passion
Harmonious Passion (HP) Engage as part of identity and personal enjoyment
Obsessive passion (OP): Rigid and uncontrolled urges to engage and avoid guilt ( Feeling controlled)
Positively related to performance
Perfectionism
Multidimensional personality trait characterized by very high performance standards combined with overly critical self-evaluation.
Personal standard Perfectionism (PSP)
Evaluative concerns perfectionism ( ESP)
Not always negative
Different types of perfectionism : different outcomes
Personal standards perfectionism (PSP)
High performance standrad
Self-oriented achievement striving
Be the best that one can be
Evaluative concerns perfectionism (ESP)
Negativve social evaluation
Based on what others might think of us
Excessive self-criticism
Often associated with poor outcomes and maladjustment
2 vs 2 model of perfectionism
Pure ECP : Low on personal standard, High on evaluative concerns (Higher burnout )
Pure PSP: High on personal standard, Low on evaluative concerns (Lower burn out)
Mixed perfectionism: High on Both
Non-perfectionism: Low on Both
Mental Toughness
Personality characteristics that allow individuals to cope with stress and anxiety while remaining focused on competition demands
The 4C model of Mental Toughness
- Challenge to overcome situations
- Control over experiences
- Confidence to overcome experiences
- Commitment to achieving goals : Not stable : not a personality
No consensus on whether mental toughness is personality trait or psychological skill
Influence of exercise on personality
Little influence on global personality trait
Can change factor such as physical self-perceptions, confidence in physical activity, perceptions of well-being
Minor association
Summary
No distinct athletic personality
Poor predictor of athletic performance
Can influence behaviour of athletes and exercisers in various context
Team-based intervention
Enhance communication
Reduce intra-team conflict
Increase social cohesion
Up skill athletes to give and receive critical feedback
3 Ps of athlete Development
Potential
Performance
Podium
