Defining and characterizing team resilience in elite sport

Morgan, PBC, Fletcher, D and Sarkar, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8338-8500, 2013. Defining and characterizing team resilience in elite sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14 (4), pp. 549-559. ISSN 1469-0292

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Abstract

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to develop a definition of team resilience and to identify the resilient characteristics of elite sport teams.
Design and Method: Focus groups consisting of a total of 31 participants were conducted with five elite teams from a range of sports. An interpretive thematic analysis using inductive and deductive reasoning was employed to analyze the data.
Results and Conclusions: Team resilience was defined as a dynamic, psychosocial process which protects a group of individuals from the potential negative effect of the stressors they collectively encounter. It comprises of processes whereby team members use their individual and combined resources to positively adapt when experiencing adversity. Findings revealed four main resilient characteristics of elite sport teams: group structure, mastery approaches, social capital, and collective efficacy. This study extends resilience research in sport psychology by providing greater conceptual clarity of resilience at a team level. The implications of the findings for those conducting research in this area and for those consulting with elite sport teams are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal article
Alternative Title:	Team resilience in elite sport
Publication Title:	Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Creators:	Morgan, P.B.C., Fletcher, D. and Sarkar, M.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Place of Publication:	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date:	2013
Volume:	14
Number:	4
ISSN:	1469-0292
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.01.004 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 11:10
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2017 13:51
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/23893

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