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In competition: Is it healthy?

BDJ In Practice volume 35, pages 24–25 (2022)Cite this article

Dr Sharon Kaur discusses competition and asks when does healthy rivalry cross the line into professional sabotage?

Competition by definition is 'the activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.'1 A rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal that cannot be shared and where one's gain is the other's loss.

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  1. Cambridge Dictionary. Definition of competition. Available online at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/competition (Accessed December 2021).

  2. Cashdan E. Are men more competitive than women? Br J Soc Psychol 1998; 37: 213-229.

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Kaur, S. In competition: Is it healthy?. BDJ In Pract 35, 24–25 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-021-1002-2

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