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Athletes’ perfectionism and reasons for training: Perfectionistic concerns predict training for weight control

Madigan, Daniel J., Stoeber, Joachim, Passfield, Louis (2017) Athletes’ perfectionism and reasons for training: Perfectionistic concerns predict training for weight control. Personality and Individual Differences, 115 . pp. 133-136. (doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.034) (KAR id:54542)

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Abstract

Exercise and training for sports are associated with a number of psychological and health benefits. Research on exercise, however, suggests that such benefits depend on the reasons why individuals participate in sport. The present study investigated whether individual differences in perfectionism predicted different reasons for training and examined four dimensions of perfectionism (perfectionistic strivings, perfectionistic concerns, coach pressure to be perfect, parental pressure to be perfect) and three reasons for training (avoidance of negative affect, weight control, mood improvement) in 261 athletes (mean age 20.9 years). Regression analyses showed that perfectionistic concerns positively predicted avoidance of negative affect and weight control, whereas perfectionistic strivings positively predicted mood improvement. The findings suggest that individual differences in perfectionism help explain why athletes train for different reasons.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.034
Uncontrolled keywords: perfectionism; athletes; reasons for training; avoidance of negative affect; weight control; mood improvement; compulsive exercise; gender
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Joachim Stoeber
Date Deposited: 15 Mar 2016 16:56 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 13:33 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/54542 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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