The term ‘abasement’ refers to the need for subordination in a social situation. It was introduced by Murray (1963) in the context of his need and need-press conceptualization to explain individual behavior in a certain constellation of a person with her or his current need and corresponding environmentally-induced requirements (press). Whereas leadership is considered in sport psychology, abasement is neglected up to now.
Reference
Murray, H. A. (1963). Explorations in personality. Oxford:
Wiley.
***Contributed by Dieter Hackfort for Hackfort, D., Schinke, R. J., & Strauss, B. (Eds.). (2019). Dictionary of sport psychology: sport, exercise, and performing arts. Academic Press.
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