To be good, an athlete needs to persevere, discipline themselves and summon the pluck to go on even when their cause seems hopeless. Also, internal to a sport is the idea of Sportsmanship. In a vigorous contest under fair conditions the losers should be gracious and the winners, magnanimous.
Perfectionism is defined as the setting and maintaining of unrealistically high standards and expectations, and critical evaluations of performance (Hewitt, Newton, Flett and Callandar, 1997). It is a multidimensional construct and individuals who possess perfectionist traits generally have excessively high expectations and define their self worth with regards to the achievement or outcome of these events. It has been conceived as a personality disposition …show more content…
Moreover, early research on perfectionism regarded perfectionism as a one-dimensional characteristic (Burns, 1980; Garner, Olmstead, & Polivy, 1983). In the 1990s, however, a more differentiated view emerged regarding perfectionism as a multidimensional and multifaceted characteristic (Frost et al., 1990; Hewitt & Flett, 1991). Moreover, it emerged that two main dimensions of perfectionism should be differentiated (Frost, Heimberg, Holt, Mattia, & Neubauer, 1993; Stoeber & Otto, 2006). The first dimension—perfectionistic strivings—captures those aspects of perfectionism associated with striving for perfection and setting exceedingly high standards of performance. The second dimension—perfectionistic concerns—captures those aspects associated with concerns over making mistakes, fear of negative evaluation by others, feelings of discrepancy between one’s expectations and performance, and negative reactions to imperfection.
Perfectionism in Sports - Perfectionism is a prevalent characteristic in athletes. Being a prevalent characteristic, most people have at least one domain in life where they are perfectionistic (Stoeber & Stoeber, 2009). Consequently, it comes as no surprise that perfectionism is a common characteristic in competitive athletes (Dunn, Gotwals, & Causgrove Dunn, 2005) particularly in athletes competing at the highest
Perfectionism is defined as the setting and maintaining of unrealistically high standards and expectations, and critical evaluations of performance (Hewitt, Newton, Flett and Callandar, 1997). It is a multidimensional construct and individuals who possess perfectionist traits generally have excessively high expectations and define their self worth with regards to the achievement or outcome of these events. It has been conceived as a personality disposition …show more content…
Moreover, early research on perfectionism regarded perfectionism as a one-dimensional characteristic (Burns, 1980; Garner, Olmstead, & Polivy, 1983). In the 1990s, however, a more differentiated view emerged regarding perfectionism as a multidimensional and multifaceted characteristic (Frost et al., 1990; Hewitt & Flett, 1991). Moreover, it emerged that two main dimensions of perfectionism should be differentiated (Frost, Heimberg, Holt, Mattia, & Neubauer, 1993; Stoeber & Otto, 2006). The first dimension—perfectionistic strivings—captures those aspects of perfectionism associated with striving for perfection and setting exceedingly high standards of performance. The second dimension—perfectionistic concerns—captures those aspects associated with concerns over making mistakes, fear of negative evaluation by others, feelings of discrepancy between one’s expectations and performance, and negative reactions to imperfection.
Perfectionism in Sports - Perfectionism is a prevalent characteristic in athletes. Being a prevalent characteristic, most people have at least one domain in life where they are perfectionistic (Stoeber & Stoeber, 2009). Consequently, it comes as no surprise that perfectionism is a common characteristic in competitive athletes (Dunn, Gotwals, & Causgrove Dunn, 2005) particularly in athletes competing at the highest