Exploring adversity and the potential for growth among elite female athletes

Citation

Tamminen KA, Holt NL & Neely KC (2013) Exploring adversity and the potential for growth among elite female athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14 (1), pp. 28-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.07.002

Abstract
The purposes of this study were to (a) explore experiences of adversity and (b) to examine perceptions of growth following adversity among elite female athletes.

Keywords
Phenomenological; Sport psychology; Stress-related growth; Social support; Identity; Qualitative

Journal
Psychology of Sport and Exercise: Volume 14, Issue 1