Collegiate Sport Club Athletes’ Psychological Well-Being and Perceptions of Their Team Climate

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to consider how the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) Triple-Impact Competitor (TIC) workshop could be used to help create a positive climate for recreational sport club participants, and to examine how perceptions of a positive team climate related to indices of psychological well-being among sport club athletes. At the beginning of their season, sport club leaders completed the PCA TIC workshop. Following the conclusion of the spring season, we invited all sport club participants ( N = 109) to complete a survey that examined the motivational climate on their teams, as well as their hope, happiness, and self-kindness. Athletes’ perceptions of a CTI climate were significantly and positively related to their hope, happiness, and self-kindness. Results suggest that the PCA TIC training is an inexpensive strategy that may foster a positive environment within university sport club teams and may assist programs in promoting indices of psychological well-being among club sport athletes.

Investigating the Links Between Performers’ Self-Compassion, Mental Toughness and Their Social Environment: A Semi-Systematic Review

“…Self-compassion would also help performers overcome feelings of stigmatization over their vulnerabilities by allowing them to seek help. The research reviewed showed that more self-compassionate athletes reported seeking the help they thought necessary more frequently than their less self-compassionate peers ( Scott et al, 2021 ). Future studies should include more representative samples from a wider range of performers (i.e., athletes, dancers, and musicians) to investigate the potential effects of different performance cultures.…”

“…The development of self-compassion has also proven to be an important driver in the search for psychological help ( Heath et al, 2017 ) in the general population. Indeed, it could be hypothesized that developing a compassionate and caring environment around performers would help them to develop self-compassion which, as shown in various research studies, improves well-being and performance ( Jeon et al, 2016 ; Frentz et al, 2020 ; Scott et al, 2021 ). It could also lead to performers being more open to seeking psychological help when needed ( Adam et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Some studies have focused on implementing intervention programs to help coaches and/or performers develop skills in mindfulness and self-compassion ( Baltzell et al, 2015 ; Scott et al, 2021 ). Data have highlighted that these different types of themes could have impacts on coaches: increased sensitivity to their athletes’ feelings, increased knowledge and awareness of their own feelings, and improved coach–athlete relationships ( Baltzell et al, 2015 ; Frentz et al, 2020 ), as well as increased skills in self-compassion and well-being ( Scott et al, 2021 ). Athletes appear to be more effective at recovering emotionally after a difficult situation and feel more care and warmth for themselves and their peers.…”

“…Athletes appear to be more effective at recovering emotionally after a difficult situation and feel more care and warmth for themselves and their peers. Creating compassionate environments seems to enable athletes to create better adaptation mechanisms (Scott et al, 2021). *The numbers in front of the references correspond to the numbers in Table 1.…”

The Relationship Between College Students’ Perceptions of Their Campus Recreation Center Climate to Their Thriving in Physical Activity

“…Fry and Moore (2019) completed a review of the sport psychology literature, highlighting how participants’ perceptions of a CTIC are related to numerous positive outcomes, including enjoyment, higher self-esteem, and psychological wellbeing. On college recreational sport club teams, Scott et al (2021) found that athletes’ perceptions of a CTIC were significantly and positively related to their overall hope, happiness, and self-kindness in life. Brown and Fry (2015) created a 90-minute intervention for recreation staff that provided strategies for creating a CTIC.…”