@article{Cowden_Worthington_2019, title={Overcoming failure in sport: A self-forgiveness framework}, volume={14}, url={https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2019-v14-n2-overcoming-failure-sport-self-forgiveness-framework}, DOI={10.14198/jhse.2019.142.01}, abstractNote={<p>Within the winner or loser dichotomy that exemplifies competitive sport, athletic success hinges on the ability to overcome and respond constructively to failure. This article introduces self-forgiveness as an adaptive, purposeful approach to coping with competitive sport performance failure in a way that stimulates personal growth and combats loss of motivation. In contrast to defensive responses that shield self-integrity, genuine self-forgiveness is reached through a process in which athletes (a) accept personal responsibility for their role in the unsuccessful performance outcome and (b) restore self-regard by affirming the self. Although athletes expose themselves to uncomfortable emotional experiences associated with failure, self-forgiveness is proposed as a process that enables athletes to objectively evaluate unsuccessful performances, identify areas warranting improvement, and develop adaptive psychological recovery responses to failure.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Human Sport and Exercise}, author={Cowden, Richard Gregory and Worthington, Everett L.}, year={2019}, month={May}, pages={254–264} }