The Fears of Compassion in Sport Scale a short context specific measure of fear of self compassion and receiving compassion from others validated in
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Authors | Zhang, S. and McEwan, K. |
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Abstract | Despite the many benefits of compassion, athletes fear being compassionate. To provide a valid and reliable psychometric tool for sport researchers and practitioners, we developed and validated a Fears of Compassion in Sport Scale (FCSS), based on an existing measure of fears of compassion in general life domains. We generated FCSS items measuring sport-specific fear of self-compassion (FSC) and receiving compassion from others (FCO). Following a content evaluation of FCSS items, we assessed psychometric properties of the new instrument in three samples of UK athletes (total N = 792). The FCSS demonstrated very good factorial, concurrent, discriminant, predictive validity, measurement invariance (especially across sport types and competitive levels), internal consistency, and test-retest reliability. Both FSC and FCO in sport were negatively associated with self-compassion and associated positively with narcissistic vulnerability and psychological distress. Athletes were more fearful of self-compassion but less fearful of receiving compassion in sport compared to in general life. However, it was FCO, not FSC, that predicted psychological distress at three months follow-up. The new instrument offers a way to assess fears of compassion in sport. The present research provided new knowledge regarding different manifestations of fears of compassion in sport. |
Keywords | compassion ; psychological distress; fear of compassion |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Australian Psychologist |
Journal citation | pp. 1-14 |
Publisher | Routledge - Taylor and Francis |
ISSN | 1742-9544 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2183108 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00050067.2023.2183108 |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 01 Mar 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 14 Feb 2023 |
Deposited | 03 Mar 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9x711/the-fears-of-compassion-in-sport-scale-a-short-context-specific-measure-of-fear-of-self-compassion-and-receiving-compassion-from-others-validated-in
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