Athletes` coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of self-compassion and cognitive appraisal
Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic had implications for athletes` mental well-being. This mixed-methods study examined the influence of self-compassion on athletes` coping during the pandemic through the mediator of cognitive appraisal. The prospective design involved 90 athletes completing two online surveys 1 week apart measuring self-compassion, cognitive appraisal, and coping strategies. The PROCESS macro was used for the mediation analysis. A qualitative thematic analysis was used to explore athletes` responses to the pandemic during the second survey. Self-compassion had an indirect negative effect on avoidance-focused coping by appraising the pandemic as less of a threat (95% confidence interval [-0.20, -0.001]) and had a total effect on emotion-focused coping (95% confidence interval [0.02, 0.40]). Based on the thematic analysis, athletes described many raw emotions and a variety of coping strategies during the pandemic. Self-compassion demonstrated promising benefits to athletes who dealt with the challenging situation of the pandemic.
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Aiheet: | urheilupsykologia virus hyvinvointi stressi arviointi terveys henkinen |
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Aihealueet: | yhteiskuntatieteet |
Tagging: | COVID-19 Coronavirus mentale Gesundheit Coping |
DOI: | 10.1123/jsep.2023-0175 |
Julkaisussa: | Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology |
Julkaistu: |
2024
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Vuosikerta: | 46 |
Numero: | 1 |
Sivuja: | 11-21 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |