Starting a conversation about vulnerability in elite sport

Karin Hägglund; Christopher R. D. Wagstaff; Göran Kenttä; Richard Thelwell

doi:10.1080/21520704.2023.2207481

Starting a conversation about vulnerability in elite sport

Karin Hägglund, Christopher R. D. Wagstaff, Göran Kenttä, Richard Thelwell

Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences

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Abstract

Psychological strengths are idealized in elite sport and contribute to the presence of stigma surrounding mental health issues and a high threshold for help-seeking behavior. Recently, scholars have argued that the concept of vulnerability has the potential to challenge the dominance of the performance narrative in sport. In this article, we provide practitioners with innovative poem and word cloud resources based on insights from high-performance coaches to enable conversations about vulnerability in sport. We hope practitioners will use these resources to stimulate reflection and dialogue about vulnerability, which may lower thresholds for help-seeking and foster sustainability in sport organizations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-29
Journal	Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
Volume	15
Issue number	1
Early online date	24 May 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2023.2207481
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2024

Keywords

Creative analytical practice
help-seeking
mental health
self-compassion
sustainability

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