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Title: The Downward Spiral of Fear of Failure in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Practitioners.
Authors: Williams, Fred (AUTHOR), Smith, Allison B. (AUTHOR)
Source: Leisure Sciences. 2026, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p192-210. 19p.
Subjects: Failure (Psychology), Sports psychology, Social groups, Martial arts, Narratives, Embarrassment, Phenomenology
Abstract: As sport and failure are unavoidable and part of the nature of the sport experience, understanding how one navigates failure is an important area of research. Guided by Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA; Smith et al., 2009) the purpose of this study was to understand the lived experiences and role of failure in sport from four Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) practitioners. Data collection grounded in Conroy's (2001a) multidimensional model of fear of failure included three semi-repeated interviews and a singular journal entry. Data analysis revealed the consequences of failure suggested by Conroy (2001a) are relevant to BJJ, specifically, the fear of devaluing one's self estimate, experiencing shame and embarrassment, and upsetting important others. A novel finding was the contextual nature of fear of upsetting important others both on a community and interpersonal level. Finally, failure was discussed as perceived, thus, future research should investigate the differences between perceived and actual failure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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