Psychological Safety in High-Performance Sport: Contextually Applicable?
In recent years, high-performance sport has seen a rising interest in Psychological Safety, a construct with a strong empirical basis in certain business contexts. As research and practice interest grows in PS, there are early indications of practitioners and, to a lesser extent research, treating t...
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| description | In recent years, high-performance sport has seen a rising interest in Psychological Safety, a construct with a strong empirical basis in certain business contexts. As research and practice interest grows in PS, there are early indications of practitioners and, to a lesser extent research, treating the construct as being universally transferable. We offer three central concerns with this situation. Firstly, it seems that a variety of different interpretations in use may limit the practical application of the construct. Secondly, a concern that not all dimensions of PS are transferable or applicable in the HPSs context, especially for athletes. Finally, emerging evidence from outside of sport suggests potential downsides to the perceptions of PS in a performance/selection sets. We suggest that, as with all theories and constructs, there is a pressing need for nuance and context-specific evidence in how researchers and practitioners approach transferability plus, perhaps, a little more understanding of the real-world high-performance context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd15d0aee7a14322afa865f830e13fe52022-12-22T02:53:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672022-05-01410.3389/fspor.2022.823488823488Psychological Safety in High-Performance Sport: Contextually Applicable?Jamie Taylor0Jamie Taylor1Jamie Taylor2Dave Collins3Dave Collins4Michael Ashford5Michael Ashford6Grey Matters Performance Limited, Stratford upon Avon, United KingdomSchool of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, Dublin, IrelandMoray House School of Education and Sport, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomGrey Matters Performance Limited, Stratford upon Avon, United KingdomMoray House School of Education and Sport, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomGrey Matters Performance Limited, Stratford upon Avon, United KingdomFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United KingdomIn recent years, high-performance sport has seen a rising interest in Psychological Safety, a construct with a strong empirical basis in certain business contexts. As research and practice interest grows in PS, there are early indications of practitioners and, to a lesser extent research, treating the construct as being universally transferable. We offer three central concerns with this situation. Firstly, it seems that a variety of different interpretations in use may limit the practical application of the construct. Secondly, a concern that not all dimensions of PS are transferable or applicable in the HPSs context, especially for athletes. Finally, emerging evidence from outside of sport suggests potential downsides to the perceptions of PS in a performance/selection sets. We suggest that, as with all theories and constructs, there is a pressing need for nuance and context-specific evidence in how researchers and practitioners approach transferability plus, perhaps, a little more understanding of the real-world high-performance context.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2022.823488/fullcriticalitypragmatismsport psychologyelite sporttalent developmenthigh performance milieu |
| spellingShingle | Jamie Taylor Jamie Taylor Jamie Taylor Dave Collins Dave Collins Michael Ashford Michael Ashford Psychological Safety in High-Performance Sport: Contextually Applicable? Frontiers in Sports and Active Living criticality pragmatism sport psychology elite sport talent development high performance milieu |
| title | Psychological Safety in High-Performance Sport: Contextually Applicable? |
| title_full | Psychological Safety in High-Performance Sport: Contextually Applicable? |
| title_fullStr | Psychological Safety in High-Performance Sport: Contextually Applicable? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological Safety in High-Performance Sport: Contextually Applicable? |
| title_short | Psychological Safety in High-Performance Sport: Contextually Applicable? |
| title_sort | psychological safety in high performance sport contextually applicable |
| topic | criticality pragmatism sport psychology elite sport talent development high performance milieu |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2022.823488/full |
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