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Skip to Search Results- 1Dunn, John (Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation; formerly Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation)
- 1McHugh, Tara-Leigh (Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation)
- 1Mosewich, Amber (Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation)
- 1Mosewich, Amber (Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation)
- 1Mosewich, Amber (Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation)
- 1Mounsef, Donia (Drama)
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Fall 2018
With a focus on the construction of masculinity in relation to confrontational sport, especially ice hockey, this qualitative research explores Chinese Albertan masculinity in day-to-day settings. Data was collected via five in-depth life history interviews. Drawing on leading gender scholar...
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How Women Varsity Athletes High in Self-Compassion Experience Unexpected Stressors Surrounding Competition
DownloadSpring 2020
Athletes appraise unexpected stressors as more threatening than expected stressors (Dugdale et al., 2002) and women varsity athletes have reported experiencing a high proportion of unexpected competition-related stressors (Holt et al., 2007). Self-compassion appears to promote adaptive appraisals...
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Journeying Through Sport with Self-Compassion: Athlete Narratives of Navigating Pressure and Struggle
DownloadFall 2022
In high-level sport, there is often an overemphasis on performance which can lead to a decline in athletes’ physical health, mental well-being, and quality of life (Douglas & Carless, 2009; Smith, 2010). Development of adaptive coping resources, such as self-compassion, may help mitigate threats...
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Fall 2018
The purposes of this dissertation were to (a) examine relationships between multidimensional perfectionism and athletes’ cognitive responses to failure in competition, (b) examine relationships between multidimensional perfectionism and athletes’ performance levels in competition, and (c)...
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Fall 2019
Sport involvement can be both a stressor and protective factor for athletes’ well-being (Arnold & Fletcher, 2012; Sarkar & Fletcher, 2014; Secades et al., 2016). With potentially fewer performance stressors, recreational athletes might be best positioned to experience the positive aspects of...
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Fall 2024
To be in flow is typically described as a state where one becomes enmeshed with the performance of a task. Flow has been extensively investigated and pioneered by the late Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi in the field of positive psychology to optimize focus, presence, and pleasure. Explorations of...