Self-esteem and perfectionism in elite athletes: effects on competitive anxiety and self-confidence

By N. Koivula, P. Hassmén, J. Fallby. 2002

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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The Mental Health of Elite Athletes: A Narrative Systematic Review (2016, background): “Higher levels of athlete anxiety were also found to be related to negative patterns of perfectionism [34].”
Little More than Personality: Dispositional Determinants of Test Anxiety (the Big Five, Core Self-Evaluations, and Self-Assessed Intelligence). (2008, background): “In light of the vast number of past studies highlighting the self-fulfilling effects of self-expectancy constructs as a major cause of individual differences in TA (e.g., Bandalos et al., 1995; Bandura, 1986, Koivula et al, 2002; Smith et al, 1990; Zohar, 1998), the findings of this study are part”
The dual nature of perfectionism in sports: relationships with emotion, motivation, and performance (2011, background): “…between perfectionism and competitive anxiety in athletes (Frost & Henderson, 1991; Gotwals, Dunn, Causgrove Dunn, & Gamache, 2010; Hall, Kerr, & Matthews, 1998; Koivula et al., 2002; Martinent & Ferrand, 2006, 2007; Martinent, Ferrand, Guillet, & Gautheur, 2010; Stoeber et al., 2007).”
Perfectionism and competitive anxiety in athletes: Differentiating striving for perfection and negative reactions to imperfection (2007, background): “…a core facet of perfectionistic strivings, the positive dimension of perfectionism (Stoeber & Otto, 2006), the findings of Hall et al. (1998) and Koivula et al. (2002) suggest that athletes who strive for perfection may be more self-confident and less anxious in competitions than athletes who…”
Evaluative Concerns and Personal Standards Perfectionism: Self-esteem as a Mediator and Moderator of Relations with Personal and Academic Needs and Estimated GPA (2008, background): “In a recent study, Koivula et al. (2002) demonstrated that athletes who had high self-esteem based on self-respect and self-love had more adaptive patterns of perfectionism, whereas athletes whose self-esteem is dependent on competence aspects showed a more maladaptive pattern (as assessed by the ”