TY - JOUR
T1 - Sport psychology consulting effectiveness: The athlete's perspective
AU - Sharp, Lee-Ann
AU - Hodge, Ken
PY - 2014/5/12
Y1 - 2014/5/12
N2 - The purpose of this study was to investigate what athletes perceived to be essential for effective sport psychology consulting and to examine athletes’ perceptions of the key components of an effective sport psychology consulting relationship. Nine elite athletes participated in individual semi-structured interviews (6 males and 3 females, mean age = 32.7 years, SD= 11.05, mean competitive experience = 17.9 years, SD= 9.0) from a variety of sports (e.g. cricket, rugby, swimming, triathlon, dressage, and wheelchair rugby). Inductive content analysis indicated that three categories were essential for sport psychology consulting effectiveness; (a) sport psychology consultants (SPCs) were friendly but not a friend; (b) SPC consulting experience; and (c) athlete-centered consulting. Four categories emerged regarding effective consulting relationships: (a) flexibility; (b) open, honest, and respectful; (c) contributions from both the athlete and SPC; and (d) athlete as an active participant in the consulting relationship.Keywords: consulting relationships; working alliance; effectiveness
AB - The purpose of this study was to investigate what athletes perceived to be essential for effective sport psychology consulting and to examine athletes’ perceptions of the key components of an effective sport psychology consulting relationship. Nine elite athletes participated in individual semi-structured interviews (6 males and 3 females, mean age = 32.7 years, SD= 11.05, mean competitive experience = 17.9 years, SD= 9.0) from a variety of sports (e.g. cricket, rugby, swimming, triathlon, dressage, and wheelchair rugby). Inductive content analysis indicated that three categories were essential for sport psychology consulting effectiveness; (a) sport psychology consultants (SPCs) were friendly but not a friend; (b) SPC consulting experience; and (c) athlete-centered consulting. Four categories emerged regarding effective consulting relationships: (a) flexibility; (b) open, honest, and respectful; (c) contributions from both the athlete and SPC; and (d) athlete as an active participant in the consulting relationship.Keywords: consulting relationships; working alliance; effectiveness
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84898896454
U2 - 10.1080/1612197X.2013.804285
DO - 10.1080/1612197X.2013.804285
M3 - Article
SN - 1557-251X
VL - 12
SP - 91
EP - 105
JO - International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
JF - International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
ER -