Savouring with elite adolescent tennis players: a feasibility study

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dc.contributor.authorHillier, Craig
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeStrachan, Leisha (Kinesiology and Recreation Management)
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeLeslie-Toogood, Adrienne (Canadian Sports Centre)
dc.contributor.supervisorSchellenberg, Ben
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-16T14:06:43Z
dc.date.available2023-08-16T14:06:43Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-08
dc.date.submitted2023-08-08T23:05:16Zen_US
dc.date.submitted2023-08-15T21:57:19Zen_US
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology and Recreation Managementen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)
dc.description.abstractAdolescent tennis athletes can struggle with mental well-being and emotional regulation during practices and competitions (Lauer et al., 2020). One strategy to control emotions and boost levels of happiness is by savouring positive experiences (Bryant, 2021; Hurley & Kwon, 2012). Savouring is a form of adaptive emotion regulation involving the intentional and deliberate up-regulation of positive affect (Gregory et al., 2023). Savouring-focused interventions have been shown to enhance savouring behaviours and promote psychological well-being (Klibert et al., 2022; Smith & Hanni, 2019). This study for the first time examined the feasibility of a novel savouring-focused intervention with elite adolescent tennis athletes. Participants were high performance adolescent tennis athletes (N = 14) recruited from Taylor Tennis Academy and the Manitoba Provincial and Canada Games Teams. Athletes participated in a savouring intervention in which they (a) completed 3 online surveys (pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 30-day post-intervention) (b) attended an in person savouring intervention, and (c) tracked 7 days of savouring. A subset of athletes (n = 5) also participated in semi-structured exit interviews. Exploratory results showed that the savouring-focused intervention increased savouring scores and positive emotions, and decreased stress levels and negative emotions. Interviewed athletes reported that savouring was beneficial and planned to continue to use savouring in future. This feasibility study gives preliminary evidence that a savouring-intervention is feasible and acceptable to elite adolescent tennis athletes. Future savouring- focused interventions should be explored within elite sport contexts.
dc.description.noteOctober 2023
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/37464
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectSavouring
dc.subjectPositive affect
dc.subjectIntervention
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectElite athletes
dc.titleSavouring with elite adolescent tennis players: a feasibility study
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayes
project.funder.nameResearch Manitoba
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