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Perfectionism, fear of failure, and affective responses to success and failure: the central role of fear of experiencing shame and embarrassment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20016111     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study investigated how aspects of perfectionism in athletes (N = 388) related to the fears of failure proposed by Conroy et al. (2002), and how perfectionism and fears of failure predicted positive and negative affect after imagined success and failure in sports competitions. Results showed that perfectionistic personal standards showed a negative relationship with fear of experiencing shame and embarrassment and a positive relationship with positive affect after success, whereas perfectionistic concern over mistakes and perceived parental pressure showed a positive relationship with fear of experiencing shame and embarrassment and with negative affect after failure. Moreover, fear of experiencing shame and embarrassment fully mediated the relationship between perfectionistic concern and negative affect and between coach pressure and negative affect. The findings demonstrate that fear of experiencing shame and embarrassment is central in the relationship between perfectionism and fear of failure, and that perfectionistic concern about mistakes and perceived coach pressure are aspects of perfectionism that predict fear of experiencing shame and embarrassment and negative affect after failure.
Authors:
Sam S Sagar; Joachim Stoeber
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of sport & exercise psychology     Volume:  31     ISSN:  0895-2779     ISO Abbreviation:  J Sport Exerc Psychol     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-12-17     Completed Date:  2010-02-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8809258     Medline TA:  J Sport Exerc Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  602-27     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, U.K.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Achievement*
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety / psychology
Athletic Performance*
Character*
Defense Mechanisms*
Fear*
Female
Humans
Internal-External Control
Male
Motivation
Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
Self Efficacy
Shame*
Socialization
Sports / psychology*
Stress, Psychological / complications
Young Adult

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