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The Consequences of Choking in Sport: A Constructive or Destructive Experience?
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posted on 2022-02-21, 16:51 authored by Denise M. Hill, Matthew Cheesbrough, Paul Gorczynski, Nic MatthewsThrough an empirical phenomenological methodology, the study examined the short- and long-term consequences of choking in sport. Eleven intermediate golfers (10 male, 1 female; age 23–50 years, M = 34.6, SD = 8.9) with handicaps of 6–18 (M = 10.91, SD = 3.98) completed phenomenological interviews that explored the perceived psychological impact of their choking episode(s). While the reported short-term consequences were negative (i.e., collapse in performance standards, limited attention/emotional control, and negative affect), most participants thought the long-term impact of choking was constructive, for it encouraged adversity-related growth. However, a small number of golfers identified the long-term consequences as highly destructive, including a loss of self-confidence, withdrawal from the sport, and, in 1 case, lowered self-worth. The findings of the study extend the choking literature by informing strategies that can be used to encourage constructive, rather than destructive, consequences from any choking episode that athletes may experience.
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Published in
Sport PsychologistPublisher
Human KineticsVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Citation
Hill, D.M., Cheesbrough, M., Gorczynski, P. and Matthews, N. (2019) 'The consequences of choking in sport: a constructive or destructive experience?' The Sport Psychologist, 33(1), pp.12-22. DOI: 10.1123/tsp.2018-0070Print ISSN
0888-4781Electronic ISSN
1543-2793Cardiff Met Affiliation
- Cardiff School of Management
Cardiff Met Authors
Nic MatthewsCardiff Met Research Centre/Group
- WCTR (Welsh Centre for Tourism Research)
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- © The Publisher
Language
- en