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Elite Academy Soccer Players’ Perceptions towards Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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posted on 2023-08-30, 15:26 authored by Luke Wilkins, Jen Sweeney, Zoella Zaborski, Carl Nelson, Simon Tweddle, Eldré W. Beukes, Peter M. AllenThe purpose of the present study was to address perceptions towards Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in soccer. Twenty-four male, elite academy soccer players (M age = 20.04) completed a custom-made questionnaire which included education on CBT. The results found that: i) initially, only 8% of players had heard of CBT whilst only 4% of players knew what CBT was, ii) players strongly agreed that CBT should be offered to all players, iii) not knowing how/where to seek help was identified as the main barrier to CBT, iv) players indicated a preference for one-to-one and face-to-face CBT, as opposed to small-group or online-CBT, and v) players perceived they would receive most support from family/friends, and least support from teammates, if they were to undertake CBT. These findings demonstrate that whilst initial awareness and knowledge of CBT is low, general perceptions towards CBT are positive once athletes are educated on the area.
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14Issue number
1Page range
55-67Publication title
Journal of Clinical Sport PsychologyISSN
1932-927XExternal DOI
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Human KineticsFile version
- Accepted version
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- eng
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2018-07-04Legacy creation date
2018-06-29Legacy Faculty/School/Department
Faculty of Science & EngineeringNote
Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.2018-0026. © Human Kinetics, Inc.Usage metrics
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