In the face of adversity: Resiliency in winter sport athletes

Brown, H E; Lafferty, M E; Triggs, C

Abstract

Objectives. — To explore winter sports athletes’ experiences of adversity within their sporting careers.
Methods. — Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with seven British elite winter sports athletes (mean age = 23.1 years, S.D. = 2.4), representing a range of winter sport disciplines.
Results. — Twelve general dimensions emerged, serving to support the pioneering conceptual model of sport resilience, and emphasizing the role previous experiences of adversity have on the acquisition of resilient qualities.
Conclusions. — The findings from this study have the potential to inform applied sport psychology practice. Specifically regarding the development of a ‘resiliency package’, which could aim to protect athletes from maladaptive and/or dysfunctional responses to adversity, and encourage adaptive and resilient reintegration.

Citation

Brown, H. E., Lafferty, M. E., & Triggs, C. (2015). In the face of adversity: Resiliency in winter sport athletes. Science and Sports, 30(5), 105-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2014.09.006

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 29, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Feb 7, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Deposit Date: Jan 23, 2017
• Journal: Science & Sports
• Print ISSN: 0765-1597
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 105-117
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2014.09.006
• Keywords: Resilience, reintegration, qualitative, elite,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/669061