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self-perceptions

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  • guide and motivate behavior
  • influence focus and attention
  • impact our appraisals
  • influence how we react to neg life events
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identity

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meanings associated with a role

  • what it means to be a:
  • parent
  • exerciser
  • physically active person
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identifying with a behavior involves

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  • classifying oneself as a occupant of role

- internalizing role meanings

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self-regulatory control system

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  • identity theory
  • identifies provide a standard for behavior
  • deviation from identity standard
  • process influenced by strength of identification
  • neg affect
  • motivation to align behavior with identity
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research

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-strength of exercise identity is pos related to exercise behavior:
cross sectional and prospective support:
-weekly min of exercise 
-weekly frequency of exercise 
-indicates of physical fitness 
-weekly frequency of exercise
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research 2

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  • exercise identity strength is associated with variables known to known to be important in the self-regulation of:
  • exercise self-efficacy
  • exercise intentions
  • exercise plans
  • internal motivation for exercise
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exercise and health identity challenges

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in general: a strong exercise identity is associated with responses to identity challenges that suggest people will work hard to maintain that identity- behavior match

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exercise identity: mechanisms

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-self-efficacy mediates the relationship between exercise identity and exercise behavior

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exercise identity: what do we know?

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identifying with exercise is positively associated with:
-exercise
-variables known to aid in exercise self-regulation
-adaptive response pattern to identity challenges
exercise identity may influence PA in part through self-efficacy

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fostering positive exercise identities

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-identities are relatively stable
-but change over time has been demonstrated
-critical periods for identity change:
life transition or life changing event (uni, children)
when person begins an exercise program
-suggestions for how to change identity are scarce

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fostering positive exercise identities: possible selves

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-forming and reflecting upon a possible self should impact identity

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possible selves

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  • what we hope (or fear) we will become
  • more than goals
  • goal: i could exercise
  • possible self: i could become an exerciser and that would look like….
  • serve as incentive for behavior
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possible selves: past PA research

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  • reflecting on an exercise- related possible self (pos or neg)
  • exercise behaviors of 4 and 8 weeks
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fostering pos exercise identities

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  • draw on existing models/theory
  • physical activity self-definition model
  • possible selves literature
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the physical activity self-definition model

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  • cross sectional support for model among active samples

- model should serve as a framework for understanding the process of identification

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conclusions

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  • consider how ones views oneself (identity) when trying to understand health behavior
  • we dont know a lot about how to effectively bring about change in exercise identity; more research needed
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common responses to self-compassion activity

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  • personal response uses harsher language- more self-critical, judgemental, negative
  • seen in the sport and exercise context
  • self-criticism is neg associated to long term goal processes
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research on self-critical responses

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-academia
-musicians
-health related
self-report and objective- weight loss
athletes
-so what response would be the most adaptive when facing our flaws, failures, setback, and times of stress

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mindfulness

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-being aware vs over -identifying or ignoring

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self-kindess

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-gentleness and support vs judgement and self-criticism

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common humanity

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-connection vs isolation

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common misperceptions

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  • self-centered/ego egotistical
  • leads to passivity
  • beg associated with neurocism
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how does self compassion relate to self-esteem

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past research focus on benefits of self-esteem
-high versus low self esteem
self-esteem: pos feeling of self/ confidence
-largely influenced by external standards/evaluations
self-compassions:
-orientation to care for oneself- not based on external evaluations

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how can self-compassion help us

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-clear goals
-monitor
-notice
-action
failure to use these steps=failure to goals

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self-compassion and sport

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  • sport can be very stressful- alot of pressure to preform and succeed
  • can lead to neg emotions, rumination, and self-criticism
  • self-compassion associated with adaptive responses to neg sport experience
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self-compassion

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  • fear of failure
  • social physique anxiety
  • fear of neg evaluation
  • shame proneness
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self-compassion intervention

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  • increase self compassion
  • increase well being in sport
  • increase meaning
  • increase appreciating body
  • increase responsibility
  • increase vitality
  • increase perseverance
  • decrease neg affect
  • decrease rumination
  • decrease catastrophicing thoughts
  • decrease concern on failure
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self compassion and exercise

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-less research has been completed in this context 
pos related to: 
-intrinstic motivation 
-goal re-engagement 
-exercise behavior 
neg realted to:
-extrinstic motivation for exercise 
-ego goal orientation 
-obligatory exercise 
-social physique anxiety 
-rumination 
-neg affect
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fear of self-compassion

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  • self-criticism is necessary for success
  • self-compassion leads to complacency
  • neg associated with well-being in sport
  • pos associated with rumination and self-criticism in sport
  • other contexts pos associated with anxiety and depression
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increasing self-compassion in athletes

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  1. must consciously and consistenly utilize mental training methods-requires commitment
  2. supported and understood by athletes, coaches, and other team support
  3. supportive environment
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SC exercisers in sport

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  1. how would you treat team mates- creates awareness
  2. self-compassion break - how to: mindfulness, common humanity, and self-kindness
  3. identifying what we really want
    - realize the pain their self-judgement causes and the support SC provides
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conclusion

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  • self-criticism is not adaptive
  • self-compassion is associated with adaptive responses during difficult sport situations
  • difficult to change athletes way of thinking
  • important to also target other influences