ABSTRACT
Mosewich et al. positioned self-compassion as a potential resource to help athletes manage difficult emotions, cognitions, and behaviors. Researchers have also explored the potential for self-compassion to promote positive outcomes in sport, with a particular focus on athletes psychological well-being. Self-compassion interventions have been conducted across a range of contexts and with diverse populations, with evidence of positive psychosocial outcomes. Having compassion for one’s body, in particular, might strengthen positive emotions toward the body and facilitate a sense of a productive body. Alternatively, self-compassion could be used more as a coping strategy, in which self-compassion skills can be used when needed in a given situation. Sport has many opportunities for emotionally difficult setbacks to occur, and self-compassion offers a potentially helpful way to manage those experiences in a healthy and productive way. The Aspire to Self-Compassion in Sport: Action Plan offers a potentially useful framework to help a sport participant learn and apply self-compassion.
