7 results on '"Kowalski, Kent"'
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2. Exploring the Relationship Between Mental Toughness and Self-Compassion in the Context of Sport Injury.
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Johnson, Karissa L., Cormier, Danielle L., Kowalski, Kent C., and Mosewicif, Amber D.
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MINDFULNESS ,SPORTS participation ,RESEARCH ,SELF-perception ,CONVALESCENCE ,RESEARCH methodology ,MENTAL health ,SPORTS injuries ,QUALITATIVE research ,SPORTS psychology ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,ATHLETIC ability ,PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation ,THEMATIC analysis ,DATA analysis software ,STATISTICAL correlation ,PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience ,SELF-esteem testing - Abstract
Helping athletes cope effectively with injury is likely of great interest to many sport stakeholders. Mental toughness is one psychological factor positively associated with resilience and sport performance, though stubborn persistence through injury might not always be conducive to adaptive athlete outcomes. Self-compassion-a balanced, nonjudgmental approach in relating to oneself when experiencing suffering-might help circumvent these pitfalls and complement injury recovery. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between mental toughness and self-compassion in a sport injury context. This study consisted of 2 phases-phase I quantitatively assessed the relationships between mental toughness, self-compassion, and other psychological constructs, while phase II used qualitative interviews to corroborate and inform these findings. In phase I, competitive athletes who were injured at the time of data collection (n = 81) completed mental toughness, self-compassion, coping resources, self-esteem, and self-criticism questionnaires. Self-compassion was positively correlated with mental toughness (r = .48, P < .01), coping resources (r = .54, P < .05), and self-esteem (r = .60, P < .01). Self-compassion and self-criticism were negatively correlated with each other (r = -.52, P < .01). Results from hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that self-compassion was a significant predictor of mental toughness (ΔR² = .07, P < .01), coping resources (ΔR2 = .10, P < .01), and self-criticism (ΔR² = .06, P < .01), beyond the effects of self-esteem. Four injured athletes who scored above the median on mental toughness and self-compassion measures were interviewed in phase II. Thematic analysis generated 2 themes: (1) self-compassion grants access to wise mental toughness and (2) mental toughness helps activate self-compassionate actions during injury. These findings are consistent with recent research and suggest that both mental toughness and self-compassion can work together to help athletes cope with sport injury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Grit in sport: a scoping review.
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Cormier, Danielle L., Ferguson, Leah J., Gyurcsik, Nancy C., Briere, Jennifer L., Dunn, John G. H., and Kowalski, Kent C.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience ,PSYCHOLOGY of athletes ,SPORTS ,SEX distribution ,MINDFULNESS ,SELF-compassion ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,MOTIVATION (Psychology) ,MEDLINE ,LITERATURE reviews ,ATHLETIC ability ,ONLINE information services ,AFFECT (Psychology) ,ACHIEVEMENT ,COGNITION - Abstract
Understanding the personality characteristics that help and/or hinder competitive success in sport is of great interest to many sport psychology researchers. Grit (i.e. passion and perseverance towards long-term goals) is one such construct that has recently gained popularity in the sport domain. This scoping review explored the associations between grit and the cognitive, affective, and behavioural variables that reside within athletes and sport settings. Ninety publications were identified through various search strategies. The majority of studies explored relationships between grit and athlete sex, athlete skill/competitive level, sport performance, motivation, mindfulness, self-compassion, and deliberate practice. Constructs that have been previously critiqued as sharing significant variance with grit were also collated from the existing research. Six collegiate-level coaches were consulted as knowledgeable stakeholders and provided input to the results of the scoping review. These results allowed for the identification of future research considerations, including ameliorating current issues regarding grit measurement in sport contexts, and the designing and testing of interventions aimed at increasing athlete grit levels. Additional research with stronger methodological design and rigour is needed, and recommendations to enhance the quality of future studies with athletes are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. Applying Self-Compassion in Sport: An Intervention With Women Athletes.
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Mosewich, Amber D., Crocker, Peter R. E., Kowalski, Kent C., and DeLongis, Anita
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WOMEN athletes ,PSYCHOEDUCATION ,COMPASSION ,FACTOR analysis ,MULTIVARIATE analysis - Abstract
This study investigated the effects of a self-compassion intervention on negative cognitive states and selfcompassion in varsity women athletes. Athletes who self-identified as being self-critical were randomly assigned to a self-compassion intervention (n = 29) or attention control group (n = 22). The self-compassion intervention consisted of a psychoeducation session and writing components completed over a 7-day period. Measures of self-compassion, state self-criticism, state rumination, and concern over mistakes were collected pretreatment, at 1 week posttreatment, and at a 4-week follow-up. A mixed factorial MANOVA with follow-up post hoc tests demonstrated moderate-to-strong effects for the intervention at posttest and follow-up (Wilks’s Λ = .566, F (8, 42) = 4.03, p < .01, η
2 = .43). The findings demonstrate the effectiveness of the self-compassion intervention in managing self-criticism, rumination, and concern over mistakes. Fostering a self-compassionate frame of mind is a potential coping resource for women athletes dealing with negative events in sport. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2013
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5. Enhancing capacity: Integrating self-compassion in sport.
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Mosewich, Amber D., Ferguson, Leah J., McHugh, Tara-Leigh F., and Kowalski, Kent C.
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SPORTS psychology ,WELL-being ,ATHLETES ,MENTAL training ,MINDFULNESS - Abstract
Self-compassion represents a shift in how to support performance and well-being in sport, and there has been recent attention directed toward the construct in both research and applied domains. To inform next steps in research and practice, we have reflected on self-compassion intervention and practice based on the current state of the literature and present key considerations for progressing understanding of self-compassion in sport. For the potential of self-compassion in supporting performance and well-being to truly be understood and harnessed, it is necessary to be strategic in addressing remaining fundamental questions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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6. Managing injury and other setbacks in sport: experiences of (and resources for) high-performance women athletes
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Peter R.E. Crocker, Amber D. Mosewich, Kent C. Kowalski, Mosewich, Amber Dawn, Crocker, Peter RE, and Kowalski, Kent C
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Coping (psychology) ,education.field_of_study ,mindfulness ,Health (social science) ,Mindfulness ,Social Psychology ,Self-criticism ,self-criticism ,Applied psychology ,Population ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,performance plateau ,self-compassion ,Setback ,coping ,Mental stress ,Thematic analysis ,Psychology ,education ,Self-compassion - Abstract
Regardless of the level of sport competition, setbacks are inevitable and can promote stress, requiring effective coping skills. Well-developed coping skills are required for athletes to not only reach their performance potential, but also to have healthy sport experiences. The purpose of the present study was to further explore setbacks and coping in sport experienced by a group of high-performance women athletes. Through exploration of their experiences, relevant setbacks and resultant coping efforts were identified, providing insight into the effectiveness of resources for this population, as well as areas of stress and coping deserving more attention. Using a phenomenological orientation, five high-performance women athletes were interviewed about their experiences with setbacks in sport. Thematic analysis revealed that poor performance, performance plateau and injury were common setback experiences. Managing setbacks involved having a positive approach, dealing with self-criticism, using social suppo...
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- 2013
7. Applying self-compassion in sport: an intervention with women athletes
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Mosewich, Amber D, Crocker, Peter RE, Kowalski, Kent C, and DeLongis, Anita
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coping ,animal structures ,mindfulness ,self-criticism ,concern over mistakes ,rumination - Abstract
This study investigated the effects of a self-compassion intervention on negative cognitive states and self-compassion in varsity women athletes. Athletes who self-identified as being self-critical were randomly assigned to a self-compassion intervention (n = 29) or attention control group (n = 22). The self-compassion intervention consisted of a psychoeducation session and writing components completed over a 7-day period. Measures of self-compassion, state self-criticism, state rumination, and concern over mistakes were collected pretreatment, at 1 week posttreatment, and at a 4-week follow-up. A mixed factorial MANOVA with follow-up post hoc tests demonstrated moderate-to-strong effects for the intervention at post test and follow-up (Wilks’s Λ = .566, F (8, 42) = 4.03, p < .01, η2 = .43). The findings demonstrate the effectiveness of the self-compassion intervention in managing self-criticism, rumination, and concern over mistakes. Fostering self-compassionate frames of mind is a potential coping resource for women athletes dealing with negative events in sport. Refereed/Peer-reviewed
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- 2013
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