Development and validation of Fears of Compassion in Sport Scale (FCSS)
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Authors | Zhang, S. and McEwan, K. |
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Abstract | Research suggests that self-compassion might offer a protective factor against psychological distress to athletes. However, qualitative research suggests that athletes are fearful of compassion. To date, fears of compassion have not been examined in athletes. The current study adapted an existing measure of fears of compassion (Gilbert et al., 2011) to measure fear of self-compassion (FSC) and receiving compassion from others (FCO) specifically in a sport context compared with a general life context. The psychometric properties of the adapted scale were assessed across three samples of sport participants (total N = 792, of which 60% were competitive athletes). The new instrument demonstrated very good factorial validity, measurement invariance (especially across sport types and participating levels), concurrent, discriminant and predictive validity, internal consistency, and good test-retest reliability. Results indicated that both FSC and FCO in sport were negatively associated with compassion and associated positively with vulnerable narcissism and psychological distress. Meanwhile, sport participants were more fearful of self-compassion but less fearful of receiving compassion in sport context compared to in general life. However, it was FCO, not FSC, predicted psychological distress at three months follow-up after controlling for changes over time. The new instrument offers researchers and practitioners a way to assess fears of compassion in athletes, providing new knowledge in the roles of different fears of compassion in sport and insights into integrating compassion in sport. |
Keywords | Compassion; fears of compassion; psychological distress; vulnerability; sport |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/f9wv8 |
Web address (URL) | https://psyarxiv.com/f9wv8/ |
Output status | Unpublished |
Publication dates | |
Online | 27 Jun 2022 |
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Deposited | 17 Jan 2023 |
Journal | PsyArXiv Preprints |
Journal citation | pp. 1-33 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9w30z/development-and-validation-of-fears-of-compassion-in-sport-scale-fcss
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