The specifics of applying systemic psychotherapy to team sports games

High-level team sports competition creates considerable degree of mental workload for the players, particularly in teams with prominent players displaying characteristics of subclinical narcissism. This affects team effectiveness, which is contingent upon the harmonization of the players’ personalit...

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Main Authors: Paweł Adam Piepiora, Ligiana Mihaela Petre, Jolita Vveinhardt
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1534306/full
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description High-level team sports competition creates considerable degree of mental workload for the players, particularly in teams with prominent players displaying characteristics of subclinical narcissism. This affects team effectiveness, which is contingent upon the harmonization of the players’ personalities. This perspective examines the specific application of systemic psychotherapy in team sports games. We analyze key factors including team compositions, therapeutic processes, and the factors that contribute to the onset and persistence of pathological symptoms. Our analysis reveals that while systemic psychotherapy effectively addresses team dynamics by treating the team as a unified system, its success depends on multiple variables that influence treatment outcomes. Understanding these specifics enables more effective implementation of systemic psychotherapy in a team sports, though its effectiveness is not constrained by universal patterns. This perspective contributes to expanding the therapeutic approaches in competitive team sports.
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spelling doaj-art-daf6d08760904a0a9d955dc4ac5abcef2025-08-20T02:51:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-03-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15343061534306The specifics of applying systemic psychotherapy to team sports gamesPaweł Adam Piepiora0Ligiana Mihaela Petre1Jolita Vveinhardt2Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, Wrocław, PolandFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, RomaniaInstitute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, LithuaniaHigh-level team sports competition creates considerable degree of mental workload for the players, particularly in teams with prominent players displaying characteristics of subclinical narcissism. This affects team effectiveness, which is contingent upon the harmonization of the players’ personalities. This perspective examines the specific application of systemic psychotherapy in team sports games. We analyze key factors including team compositions, therapeutic processes, and the factors that contribute to the onset and persistence of pathological symptoms. Our analysis reveals that while systemic psychotherapy effectively addresses team dynamics by treating the team as a unified system, its success depends on multiple variables that influence treatment outcomes. Understanding these specifics enables more effective implementation of systemic psychotherapy in a team sports, though its effectiveness is not constrained by universal patterns. This perspective contributes to expanding the therapeutic approaches in competitive team sports.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1534306/fullpersonality in sportsteam dynamicsteam sports gamestop athletessubclinical narcissismsystemic psychotherapy
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personality in sports
team dynamics
team sports games
top athletes
subclinical narcissism
systemic psychotherapy
title The specifics of applying systemic psychotherapy to team sports games
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title_short The specifics of applying systemic psychotherapy to team sports games
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team dynamics
team sports games
top athletes
subclinical narcissism
systemic psychotherapy
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1534306/full
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