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Development of perfectionism in junior athletes: A three-sample study of coach and parental pressure

Madigan, Daniel J., Curran, T., Stoeber, Joachim, Hill, A. P., Smith, M. M., Passfield, Louis (2019) Development of perfectionism in junior athletes: A three-sample study of coach and parental pressure. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 41 (3). pp. 167-175. ISSN 0895-2779. (doi:10.1123/jsep.2018-0287) (KAR id:73749)

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Abstract

Perfectionism predicts cognitions, emotions, and behaviors in sport. Nonetheless, our understanding of the factors that influence its development is limited. We sought to address this issue by examining the role of coach and parental pressure in the development of perfectionism in sport. Using three samples of junior athletes (16-19 years; cross-sectional: N = 212; 3-month longitudinal: N = 101; 6-month longitudinal: N = 110), we examined relations between coach pressure to be perfect, parental pressure to be perfect, perfectionistic strivings, and perfectionistic concerns. Mini meta-analysis of the combined cross-sectional data (N = 423) showed that both coach pressure and parental pressure were positively correlated with perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns. In contrast, longitudinal analyses showed that only coach pressure predicted increased perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns over time. Overall, our findings provide preliminary evidence that coaches may play a more important role in the development of junior athletes’ perfectionism than parents.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1123/jsep.2018-0287
Uncontrolled keywords: perfectionism; longitudinal; development; coach; parents; junior athletes
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Joachim Stoeber
Date Deposited: 03 May 2019 08:44 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 14:04 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/73749 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
Stoeber, Joachim: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6439-9917
Passfield, Louis: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6223-162X
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