4900 u10a1 Capstone Showcase DSPENCER

Capstone Showcase

Deana M. Spencer
Capella University
December, 2014

Project Content
Research Data Analysis Portfolio Piece A:
Perfectionism in Sports
Critical Thinking Portfolio Piece B:
Child Obesity or Something Else? How Family Meals Can Solve a
Societal Problem
Cultural Competency Portfolio Piece C:
Taking a Look at Muslim Discrimination in American Culture
Ethical Assignment Portfolio Piece D:
The Importance of Being Above Reproach
Individual Portfolio Career Piece E:
Professional Goals and Career Plans

Introduction

• Major Psychological Theories and Research
• Critical Thinking
• Ethics
• Cultural Diversity
• Psychology's impact on society.
• Professional Communication
• Professional and Personal Development

Research
Data
Analysis
Portfolio
Piece A:

Research Methods can

include:
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Perfectionis m in Sports

Questionnaires
Interviews
Observations
Experiments

Qualitative vs Quantitative
Sport Psychology from a

quantitative perspective
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Perfectionism in Sports

Portfolio Piece A:
Perfectionism in Sports
The Study

• “ Pe r f e c t i o n i s m a n d J u n i o r At h l e t e B u r n o u t :

The Mediating Role of Autonomous and
Controlled Motivation” (Jowett, Hill, Hall, &
Curran, 2012).
• S e l f- D e t e r m i n a t i o n T h e o r y
• Burnout
• Tw o Pe r s p e c t i v e s :
• Self-Oriented Perfectionism/ Perfectionistic Strivings
• Socially-Prescribed Perfectionism/ Perfectionistic
Concerns

Portfolio Piece A:
Perfectionism in Sports
Summary of Data
• Pa r t i c i p a n t s

198 Participants
• Average training time: 12.28 hours per week
• Average Age: 15 years old
• Measures
• Athlete Burnout Questionnaire, (ABQ; Raedeke & Smith, 2001)
• Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, (SMPS-2; Gotwals
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& Dunn, 2009)

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Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, (H-MPS; Cox et al, 2002)
Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire, ( BRSQ;
Lonsdale, Hodge, & Rose, 2008)

Portfolio Piece A:
Perfectionism in Sports
Interpreting Data and