Meihan Song

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Meihan is a PhD student in the School of Psychology at Newcastle University. She completed her BSc in Applied Psychology in China and later moved to the UK for an MSc in Performance Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She has also worked in professional esports, carrying out research and literature reviews to support psychology workshops for athletes and coaches, and contributing to psychological assessment with esports athletes.

Her PhD explores what happens psychologically after performance in competitive swimming, especially when the result looks good on paper but somehow still does not feel “good enough”. She is interested in how athletes make sense of their performances, how they evaluate their performance afterwards, and the role perfectionism may play in this process. Her PhD uses both qualitative and quantitative methods, and she is currently interviewing competitive swimmers about their post-performance experiences.

Outside research, Meihan enjoys travelling, wandering around antique shops, and saying yes to the occasional adventure. She has a diving licence and would love to get a skydiving licence one day.

Research interests:

• Sport and exercise psychology
• Perfectionism
• Post-performance experiences
• Performance appraisal
• Competitive swimming