Comparing the Effect of Fear of Self-compassion and Conformity to Masculine Norms on Subjective Performance among Athletes

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Kamala M.¹, Olive Sabina J.², Beatriz Lucia Salvador Bizotto³, Maria Emilia Camargo⁴, and Mithileysh Sathiyanarayanan⁵ (Department of Psychology, Dr. MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India¹,², UNIFACVEST University Center, Brazil, South America³, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, South America⁴ and MIT Square Services Private Limited, India & Uk⁵)

This article explores the influence of fear of self-compassion and conformity to masculine norms on how athletes evaluate their own performance. Two hundred and ninety five athletes from the age 18 to 41, were selected using convenience sampling for the study. The tools used to collect the necessary data were The Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory 22 (Mahalik et al., 2003); Fear of Compassion Scale (Gilbert et al., 2011); and Athlete’s Subjective Performance Scale (Nahum et al., 2016). Pearson correlation and other statistical tools were used for the analysis. The results showed that the fear of self-compassion is significantly and negatively related to an athlete’s subjective performance, fear of self-compassion and an athlete’s subjective performance is not significantly related to conformity to masculine norms. The outcomes of this study can be used for training and performance enhancement in sports and fitness contexts.