Perfectionism and emotion regulation in coaches: A test of the 2 × 2 model of dispositional perfectionism

Hill, Andrew and Davis, Paul (2014) Perfectionism and emotion regulation in coaches: A test of the 2 × 2 model of dispositional perfectionism. Motivation and Emotion, 38 (5). pp. 715-726. ISSN 0146-7239

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Abstract

The manner in which coaches regulate their emotions has implications for their performance and well-being. Drawing on research that has found perfectionism to predict emotion regulation in other settings, this study adopted the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism to examine whether subtypes of perfectionism among coaches were associated with variation in the use of emotion regulation strategies. Coaches (N = 238, M age = 23.92, SD = 10.32) from various sports completed measures of perfectionism (personal standards and evaluative concerns) and emotion regulation strategies (expressive suppression, cognitive reappraisal, and control of anger directed inwards and outwards). Moderated hierarchical regression provided mixed support for the 2 × 2 model. As expected, pure personal standards perfectionism (high standards/low concerns) was generally associated with the highest capacity for emotion regulation and pure evaluative concerns perfectionism (low standards/high concerns) with the lowest. Unexpectedly, mixed perfectionism (high standards/high concerns) was associated with the highest level of expressive suppression, suggesting that in some instances standards might exacerbate rather than attenuate concerns.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Published online March 2014 ahead of print publication
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Motivation, sport, performance
Subjects:	C600 Sports Science C800 Psychology
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation
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Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	27 Jun 2014 12:21
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 16:26
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/16730

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