Sport is a domain that is rife with loss, failures, and disappointment. Self-compassion–the
recognition of one's own suffering and a desire to alleviate it–offers protection against …

Despite the well-documented health, social and economic benefits of sports participation,
adults' participation in organised sport declines as age increases. To date, no review has …

Objectives The purpose of this research was to develop the Sport Commitment
Questionnaire-2 (SCQ-2) and establish its psychometric properties. The SCQ-2 measures …

Controlling coaching style is a key predictor of athletes' fear of failure, but the mediating
mechanisms underlying this relationship require further exploration. Based on the self …

With governments in many western countries implementing sport policy programmes
directed at increasing levels of participation, stress is being placed on the capacity of sport …

There is general agreement that for collegiate student-athletes to thrive in academics and
athletics these individuals must develop and maintain quality commitments to both school …

Intense sport competition is typically associated with young people. Also, much of the
literature on exercise for older adults focuses on benefits derived from regular physical …

Although ageing people could benefit from healthy diet and physical activity to maintain
health and quality of life, further understandings of the diet-and physical activity-related …

This study translated, adapted, and validated the Sport Commitment Questionnaire-2 (SCQ-
2) for the Spanish language and cultural context. We utilized a cross-sectional design with …

This review focuses on works that examine the participation of older people in sport from a
critical social science perspective. It reveals how, on the one hand, sport can provide many …