RT Article
T1 Emotions Are Not in the Way, They Are the Way: Abolishing Unhealthy Beliefs about Emotion and Cultivating the Spiritual–Emotional Development of Athletes
JF Religions
VO 15
IS 3
A1 Lee Sinden, Jane
A1 Devall-Martin, Lisa
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1881527875
AB The emotional, physical, and spiritual health of athletes continues to be a concern at all levels of sport. With respect to emotions and health, previous studies have sought to understand the role of normalization of emotion on elite female rowers’ decisions to train regardless of their health. This research demonstrated how athletes may be persuaded to accept that emotions are negative, irrational, and weak, and this may play a significant role in subsequent unhealthy behaviours. In turn, these findings have generated further explorations into a more comprehensive emotion education for all athletes, which have focused on athletes’ emotional awareness and spiritual growth. The present paper provides theoretical, educational, and practical insight into the areas of emotion and spiritual development. In doing so, it presents a conceptual model for sport chaplains, coaches, and/or sport advocates for educating and mentoring the emotional and spiritual formation of athletes.
K1 Christianity
K1 Identity
K1 Health
K1 Athletes
K1 Sport
K1 Spiritual Formation
K1 Emotion
DO 10.3390/rel15030270