Description
In performance settings such as sport and dance, emotional experiences can contribute to outcomes such as performance satisfaction, as well as mental health and wellbeing. Research demonstrates a relationship between emotions, emotion regulation, and mental health (Aldao., 2013; Webb et al., 2012); as such, it is important that athletes and dancers are able to adaptively regulate the emotions they experience including when and how they experience and express their emotions (Gross, 2015). This symposium will present current perspectives and empirical research on the relationships between these processes and provide future direction and implications for researchers and applied practitioners working in the fields of sport and dance. The first presentation (Sabiston & Lucibello, 2024) will present findings from a four-year study examining body self-conscious emotions, mental health, and sport dropout among women athletes. The second presentation (Bird et al., 2024) will then discuss how emotion regulation strategies predict stability or change in student-athletes’ mental health over an academic year. The third presenter (Tamminen et al., 2024) will expand on the importance of emotion regulation and mental health by presenting findings on the associations between emotion dysregulation, performance satisfaction, and mental health among competitive athletes. Finally, the fourth presentation (Milne et al., 2024) of a qualitative study among dance students considers the use of different emotion regulation strategies and the factors that influence use of these strategies. Taken together, this symposium will provide meaningful directions for future research and practice that will contribute to the advancement of emotion regulation and mental health in performance settings of sport and dance.| Period | 2024 |
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| Event title | Northern American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity 2024 |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | United StatesShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |