Amber D. Mosewich’s research while affiliated with University of Alberta and other places

... Ideally, care would start within 3-years of injury and continue across the lifespan. Groups in Canada (e.g., Stop OsteoARthitis (SOAR) Program) [17][18][19], and Australia (e.g., SUpervised exercise-therapy and Patient Education Rehabilitation (SUPER) [20,21]) are currently testing these recommendations. These programmes promote self-determination, self-management, adherence to appropriate exercise, and healthy lifestyles, potentially improving long-term outcomes and reducing the risk of PTOA after ACL rupture [19]. ...

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The well-being of people with anterior cruciate ligament rupture-related post-traumatic osteoarthritis in Aotearoa New Zealand

... Similarly, Karlström et al 39 identified a category entitled "disrupted me" and noted that it included "obstructive thoughts about the future, including anxiety about further surgeries and need of knee replacement due to osteoarthritis." Additionally, Truong et al 40,41 conducted qualitative studies with Canadian young and middle adult participants enrolled in a randomized controlled trial evaluating a physical therapist-guided education and exercise therapy intervention. They identified a category called "regaining control of knee health" and found that intervention's education, goal setting, and social support helped change participants' previously negative beliefs about their knee health and promoted optimism in facing future knee changes. ...

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Patient Perceptions of Medication Therapy for Prevention of Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Qualitative Content Analysis

... The literature informing the present investigation has typically been examined in adolescent [11,13] and young adult samples [8,10,14] which is contrasted against the average age of those providing data in this study. The present investigation addressed calls for the need to examine selfcompassion across the breadth of a sportsperson's lifespan [43]. Finally, the competitive level of the athlete may hold implications for the self-compassion/well-being-sports performance relationship. ...

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Treating Yourself in a Fairway: Examining the Contribution of Self-Compassion and Well-Being on Performance in a Putting Task

... When surveying Canadian students on campus about their willingness to play sport when injured, 70% reported they would (Jessiman-Perrault & Godley, 2016). Parker et al. (2024) examined the impact of collegiate athletes' cognitive beliefs to cope with significant setbacks that focused on solving the setback (i.e., goal persistence) and adjusting to the setback (i.e., goal adjustment). They found beliefs about adjusting to the significant setback were adaptive in terms of being associated with lower setbackrelated anxieties and rumination. ...

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Supporting effective setback management in high-performance student-athletes via an online intervention

... Despite growing recognition of the importance of personal development, its direct impact on athletic performance remains underexplored, particularly in sports that demand both psychological resilience and physical endurance. Research suggests that structured sports environments can foster both personal development and athletic success (Jørgensen et al., 2024), with athletes demonstrating enhanced stress management, motivation (Antonio, 2023), and resilience (Bates et al., 2021;Lyu et al., 2022). However, gaps persist in understanding the direct impact of specific life skills such as goal-setting, social skills, and communication on performance outcomes (Adan, 2021;Bedir et al., 2023), directly influence performance outcomes. ...

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Personal development and athletic success: exploring the link and predictors of performance among basketball players

... Grit was perceived by study participants to be an important facilitator for athletes' advancement to higher levels of competition but was not enough to create athletic success in sport without the provision of opportunities. The belief that athletes cannot be successful with grit alone is supported by the mixed relationships found between grit and skill group membership in the sport literature (e.g., Cormier, Ferguson, Gyurcsik, Briere, Mosewich, et al. 2024;Larkin et al. 2023;Tedesqui and Young 2018). This finding is also reflected in the general psychology literature, where working adults high in grit shared their belief that grit came second to luck, opportunity, and networking as precursors to their success (Clark and Plano Clark 2019). ...

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Constructing a grounded theory of grit in sport: Understanding the development and outcomes of long-term passion and perseverance in competitive athletes

... Further demographic analysis reveals that gender and grade differences have significant impacts on individual achievement motivation. The gender disparity may be attributed to the fact that male college students are more likely to identify suitable adjustment points in sports and utilize interpersonal communication methods, thus effectively alleviating stress and enhancing levels of achievement motivation (Tremblay et al., 2023). Conversely, grade disparities may stem from varying degrees of accumulated anxiety caused by academic burdens (Schladitz et al., 2024). ...

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The influence of physical exercise on achievement motivation among college students: the mediating roles of self-efficacy and life satisfaction

... Interventions based on self-compassion have been effective in reducing state self-criticism, state rumination, and concern over mistakes (Mosewich et al., 2013). A recent study conducted by Kuchar et al. (2023) demonstrated that self-compassion intervention increased levels of self-compassion and perceived performance, and decreased levels of self-criticism and of fear of self-compassion. In fact, in the sports context, self-compassion has been linked with higher levels of flow and well-being and lower levels of body image concerns, fear of failure, fear of negative evaluation, and sports anxiety (Eke et al., 2019;Ferguson et al., 2014Ferguson et al., , 2015Mosewich et al., 2011;Plisco & Lyon, 2020;Reis et al., 2019). ...

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PLAYwithHEART: Non-Randomized Feasibility Trial of a Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Compassion-Based Programme for Adolescent Athletes

... Prior to exploring the small literature among performing artists, it is worth emphasizing that there is reason to think SC may be beneficial due to the large body of research with athletes in sport. This literature offers insight into the beneficial role of SC in performance environments (Cormier et al., 2023;Röthlin et al., 2019). Among several other positive outcomes among athletes, the ability to be self-compassionate has been associated with better mental health and wellbeing (Walton et al., 2020(Walton et al., , 2024, increased prosocial behavior Zhang et al., 2024), less harmful perceptions of body image (Adam et al., 2021;Eke et al., 2019), and the ability to better manage adversity and setbacks (Tremblay et al., 2023;Wilson et al., 2019). ...

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A preliminary investigation into self-compassion and compassion-based intervention for mental health in the performing arts

... Similarly, Karlström et al 39 identified a category entitled "disrupted me" and noted that it included "obstructive thoughts about the future, including anxiety about further surgeries and need of knee replacement due to osteoarthritis." Additionally, Truong et al 40,41 conducted qualitative studies with Canadian young and middle adult participants enrolled in a randomized controlled trial evaluating a physical therapist-guided education and exercise therapy intervention. They identified a category called "regaining control of knee health" and found that intervention's education, goal setting, and social support helped change participants' previously negative beliefs about their knee health and promoted optimism in facing future knee changes. ...

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Patient Perceptions of Medication Therapy for Prevention of Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Qualitative Content Analysis