Those Fighting with Burden on Their Back: Elite Taekwondo Players’ Perfectionism and Fear of Failure

IF 1.2 Q3 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research Pub Date : 2023-10-18 DOI:10.2478/pcssr-2023-0024

Ayşegül Funda Alp, Serdar Kocaekşi

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Abstract This study aimed to examine levels of perfectionism and fear of failure of elite athletes in the Turkish national taekwondo team through qualitative research methods. A total of 11 national team athletes (6 females and 5 males) participated in the research. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview technique. In the study, opinions, emotions and thoughts of elite national team athletes about the concept of perfectionism and fear of failure were determined. In the theme of perfectionism, there were 7 categories and 35 codes; in the theme of fear of failure, 6 categories and 36 codes were revealed. It might be concluded that perfectionism and fear of failure have a more complex structure than it seems for elite and high-ranking athletes, and this might affect their motivation in many positive and negative ways. In addition, it was found that when the coach is a family member, two concerns of athletes (the coach is upset due to failure, and the family is upset due to failure) come together. Therefore, those who are both a coach and parent should be more careful with their children/athletes. It should also be kept in mind that while perfectionism is a great source of motivation and self-confidence, it has the potential to make athletes drop out of sports.

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那些背负重担的人:优秀跆拳道运动员的完美主义和对失败的恐惧

摘要本研究旨在通过定性研究方法，考察土耳其国家跆拳道优秀运动员的完美主义水平和失败恐惧水平。共有11名国家队运动员(女6名，男5名)参与了研究。使用半结构化访谈技术收集数据。本研究确定了优秀国家队运动员对完美主义和失败恐惧概念的看法、情绪和想法。在完美主义主题中，有7个类别和35个代码;在失败恐惧这一主题中，共揭示了6个类别和36个编码。可以得出结论，完美主义和对失败的恐惧比精英和高级运动员的结构更复杂，这可能会以许多积极和消极的方式影响他们的动机。此外，研究发现，当教练是家庭成员时，运动员的两种担忧(教练因失败而心烦意乱，家庭因失败而心烦意乱)结合在一起。因此，那些既是教练又是家长的人应该对他们的孩子/运动员更加小心。我们还应该记住，虽然完美主义是动力和自信的重要来源，但它也有可能使运动员退出体育运动。

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Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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期刊介绍： Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research is directed to the representatives of the social sciences of sport (philosophers, sociologists, psychologists, pedagogues, managers of sport, and theoreticians of sport from particular or general point of view). The main goal of the journal is to present the most current (and only the best) papers from European, Western and Eastern countries of the world. It focuses on symbolic, axiological, and comparative aspects of contemporary sport. We dedicated this journal to humanists, social researchers, students, and practitioners.