ABSTRACT

There has been a rapid proliferation of empirical research on the relationship between sport participation and mental health. As a result of this movement, there has been an increased focus on the constructs that can predict or explain mental health outcomes in sport. Psychological safety in sport is among the constructs surfaced in the movement. Despite this, there is a considerable lack of conceptual clarity regarding how to define psychological safety and how it can be fostered in sport. As such, the aim of this study was to provide conceptual clarity of the term psychological safety in the context of sport. To achieve this aim, we first systematically searched for all currently available studies that have discussed psychological safety in a sport context. Then, a concept analysis approach was applied wherein the definitions, attributes, antecedents, and consequences were thematically analysed across 67 studies. As a result of this synthesis, psychological safety in sport was conceptualised as a continuous, group level construct that is perceived (and reported) at an individual level. We also provide a descriptive model of psychological safety in sport that we hope lends clarity and debate to the field moving forward.

摘要

关于体育参与与心理健康之间关系的实证研究迅速增多。由于这一运动，人们越来越关注可以预测或解释运动中心理健康结果的结构。运动中的心理安全是运动中出现的结构之一。尽管如此，关于如何定义心理安全以及如何在体育运动中培养心理安全，仍然缺乏明确的概念。因此，本研究的目的是为运动背景下的心理安全一词提供概念上的清晰性。为了实现这一目标，我们首先系统地搜索了所有现有的讨论体育背景下心理安全的研究。然后，应用概念分析方法，其中定义、属性、对 67 项研究的前因和后果进行了主题分析。作为这种综合的结果，运动中的心理安全被概念化为在个人层面被感知（和报告）的连续的、群体层面的结构。我们还提供了运动中心理安全的描述性模型，我们希望该模型能够为该领域的发展带来清晰和辩论。