A1 Journal article (refereed)
Supporting Identity Development in Talented Youth Athletes : Insights from Existential and Cultural Psychological Approaches (2020)
Champ, F. M., Ronkainen, N. J., Littlewood, M. A., & Eubank, M. (2020). Supporting Identity Development in Talented Youth Athletes : Insights from Existential and Cultural Psychological Approaches. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 11(4), 219-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2020.1825027
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Champ, Francesca M.; Ronkainen, Noora J.; Littlewood, Martin A.; Eubank, Martin
Journal or series: Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
ISSN: 2152-0704
eISSN: 2152-0712
Publication year: 2020
Volume: 11
Issue number: 4
Pages range: 219-232
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2020.1825027
Publication open access: Not open
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to present existential and cultural psychology approaches to understanding athlete identity, and offer strategies for the development of well-rounded, reflexive and self-aware youth sports performers. Recently, the sport psychology discourse on athletic identity has diversified with a range of alternative approaches and methodologies now being employed by academics and applied practitioners. These alternative approaches advocate that identity interests can be simultaneously personal, social and cultural. Consequently, we recommend that Sport Psychology Consultant’s (SPC’s) should operate at both an organizational and individual level with the aim of facilitating elite youth athletes to (a) identify meaningful personal goals and values, (b) take responsibility and ownership for their development, (c) reflect on their limitations and possibilities, and (d) embrace not diminish alternative narratives.
Keywords: sport psychology; cultural psychology; young people; athletes; identity (mental objects); social identity; psychological development; self-knowledge
Free keywords: cultural sport psychology; existentialism; identity; sport psychology consultancy; youth development
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Reporting Year: 2020
JUFO rating: 1
