Advances in the study of perfectionism in sport

IF 3.3 2区心理学 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Psychology of Sport and Exercise Pub Date : 2025-09-15 DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102988

Andrew P. Hill

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Abstract

Interest in perfectionism in sport psychology has steadily increased over the last twenty-five years. The last 10 years in particular has seen a dramatic increase in research dedicated to the topic. As a result, we have learned a great deal about perfectionism in this domain. However, it is also an area of work in which there has been considerable disagreement on key issues; most notably, the degree to which perfectionism is helpful or a hindrance to athletes. A number of new concepts have recently emerged that may help navigate some of the issues that have historically hampered the study of perfectionism: combined and total unique effects, perfectionistic tipping points, and perfectionistic climate. In this short overview some of the latest advances in this area are introduced, explained, and discussed. Each concept offers interesting opportunities for advancing the study of perfectionism in sport. They also each provide avenues for novel research, as well as impetus to revisit previous research and existing data to yield new insights. Most importantly, the concepts offer the promise of taking us closer to our aim of understanding the effects of perfectionism in sport, and better identifying and supporting athletes at risk to its negative effects.

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体育运动中完美主义的研究进展

在过去的25年里，运动心理学对完美主义的兴趣稳步增长。特别是在过去的10年里，专门针对这一主题的研究急剧增加。因此，我们在这个领域学到了很多关于完美主义的知识。然而，这也是一个在关键问题上存在相当大分歧的工作领域；最值得注意的是，完美主义对运动员的帮助或阻碍程度。最近出现了一些新概念，它们可能有助于解决历史上阻碍完美主义研究的一些问题：综合和全部独特效应、完美主义临界点和完美主义氛围。在这个简短的概述中，介绍、解释和讨论了该领域的一些最新进展。每一个概念都为推进运动中的完美主义研究提供了有趣的机会。它们也都为新颖的研究提供了途径，并推动人们重新审视以前的研究和现有的数据，以产生新的见解。最重要的是，这些概念让我们更接近理解完美主义在体育运动中的影响的目标，更好地识别和支持那些有可能受到其负面影响的运动员。

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Psychology of Sport and Exercise 医学-心理学

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

5.90%

发文量

172

审稿时长

69 days

期刊介绍： Psychology of Sport and Exercise is an international forum for scholarly reports in the psychology of sport and exercise, broadly defined. The journal is open to the use of diverse methodological approaches. Manuscripts that will be considered for publication will present results from high quality empirical research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, commentaries concerning already published PSE papers or topics of general interest for PSE readers, protocol papers for trials, and reports of professional practice (which will need to demonstrate academic rigour and go beyond mere description). The CONSORT guidelines consort-statement need to be followed for protocol papers for trials; authors should present a flow diagramme and attach with their cover letter the CONSORT checklist. For meta-analysis, the PRISMA prisma-statement guidelines should be followed; authors should present a flow diagramme and attach with their cover letter the PRISMA checklist. For systematic reviews it is recommended that the PRISMA guidelines are followed, although it is not compulsory. Authors interested in submitting replications of published studies need to contact the Editors-in-Chief before they start their replication. We are not interested in manuscripts that aim to test the psychometric properties of an existing scale from English to another language, unless new validation methods are used which address previously unanswered research questions.