Sport is a domain that is rife with loss, failures, and disappointment. Self-compassion–the
recognition of one's own suffering and a desire to alleviate it–offers protection against …

Objectives According to the mental health service recommendations from WHO, self-care is
the basis for tackling psychological concerns. Although self-esteem has been a symbolic self …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore how elite women athletes perceived and
experienced mental toughness and self-compassion and their compatibility in the pursuit of …

Many difficult and painful sport experiences for young women athletes are at least partially
due to their harsh self-criticism and negative performance evaluations. One potential …

Failure inherent to high-performance sport can precipitate emotional distress that can impair
athletes' performance and physical and mental health. Identifying factors that allow athletes …

Abstract Background Self-Compassion may be seen as a concept contrary to the aims of
athletes engaged in competitive sport. This could be accentuated at more elite levels, where …

Why do some people report more personal improvement from their regret experiences than
others? Three studies examined whether self-compassion promotes personal improvement …

Athletes often believe that self-criticism is necessary to avoid complacency, but this attitude
can lead to anxiety and stress. Research shows that self-compassion is an adaptive way to …

Self-compassion (SC) facilitates healthy responses to stressful events among athletes.
Existing findings are predominantly retrospective, however, and questions remain about the …

Self-compassion represents a shift in how to support performance and well-being in sport,
and there has been recent attention directed toward the construct in both research and …