‘Life in the Travelling Circus’: A Study of Loneliness, Work Stress, and Money Issues in Touring Professional Golf

Fry, J. R.; Bloyce, Daniel

doi:10.1123/ssj.2017-0002

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“…This notion of cultural loneliness could persist even when people had good access to social networks. Studies of social loneliness in the employment context identified a lack of support and employment-related 'distancing' or isolation from others from a diverse range of employees including long-haul truck drivers [26], homeworkers [46], school principals [57,60,113], medical educators [96], professional golfers [40], and senior corporate managers [104], as well as family caregivers [45,98]. Homeworkers and family caregivers seem to be especially vulnerable.…”

Section: Social Lonelinessmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Conceptual Review of Loneliness in Adults: Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

Mansfield

Chapot

Meads

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The paper reports an evidence synthesis of how loneliness is conceptualised in qualitative studies in adults. Using PRISMA guidelines, our review evaluated exposure to or experiences of loneliness by adults (aged 16+) in any setting as outcomes, processes, or both. Our initial review included any qualitative or mixed-methods study, published or unpublished, in English, from 1945 to 2018, if it employed an identified theory or concept for understanding loneliness. The review was updated to include publications up to November 2020. We used a PEEST (Participants, Exposure, Evaluation, Study Design, Theory) inclusion criteria. Data extraction and quality assessment (CASP) were completed and cross-checked by a second reviewer. The Evidence of Reviews of Qualitative Research (CERQual) was used to evaluate confidence in the findings. We undertook a thematic synthesis using inductive methods for peer-reviewed papers. The evidence identified three types of distinct but overlapping conceptualisations of loneliness: social, emotional, and existential. We have high confidence in the evidence conceptualising social loneliness and moderate confidence in the evidence on emotional and existential loneliness. Our findings provide a more nuanced understanding of these diverse conceptualisations to inform more effective decision-making and intervention development to address the negative wellbeing impacts of loneliness.

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Section: Social Lonelinessmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Conceptual Review of Loneliness in Adults: Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

Mansfield

Chapot

Meads

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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“…Other articles discuss workplace loneliness in the context of organisations but do not define it directly (e.g. Chan and Qiu, 2011; Chou and Chang, 2016; Fry and Bloyce, 2017).…”

Section: Defining and Conceptualising Loneliness In The Workplacementioning

confidence: 99%

Unravelling the antecedents of loneliness in the workplace

Wright

Silard

2020

Human Relations

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‘I am lonely’, ‘I feel lonely’, ‘I am all alone’, ‘I feel lonely at work’. Each statement conjures up different sentiments about loneliness and speaks to the myriad ways one can arrive at the conclusion that they are lonely. This everyday language gives us insight into the mechanics of what loneliness is, what it is not, how it can manifest, and how being lonely is variously perceived in our social environments. Loneliness indicates that our relational life is unsatisfying in some way and implies a yearning for connection. The perception of loneliness is magnified in social contexts such as the workplace, yet because loneliness is often perceived as a shameful topic that is stigmatised, trivialised, or ignored, it is not something we often hear revealed within organisations. How does loneliness develop in the workplace? This article introduces a process model to help us understand how loneliness at work can manifest. Because the literature on workplace loneliness is far from mature, we use multidisciplinary research on various aspects of loneliness, relationships, and organisations to help develop a conceptual model of loneliness in the context of the workplace. Lastly, the article outlines future research directions for the study of workplace loneliness.

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“…Previous research has overwhelmingly focused on men's football, which details an unpredictable workplace (McGillivray & McIntosh, 2006;Roderick, 2006). Professional sport is often glamorised as a care-free occupation with high economic rewards and a celebrity lifestyle (Fry & Bloyce, 2017). However, a career as a professional women's footballer is increasingly complex and characterised by its gendered precariousness (Culvin, 2020).…”

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Football as work: the lived realities of professional women footballers in England

Culvin

2021

Managing Sport and Leisure

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Research question:To date no studies have conceptualised women's professional football as work. In 2011, the inception of the FA Women's Super League (FA WSL), created the opportunity for football as work for elite women footballers in England, in an occupational field tied historically to a highly masculinist and thus, gender-exclusive culture. Consequently, research exploring the impact of professionalisation and perspectives of professional women footballers is sparse. This research explores the lived realities of professional women footballers in England. Methods: 30 semi-structured interviews with professional women footballers currently competing in the FA WSL were undertaken. This research project adopts an interpretative qualitative approach, data were analysed thematically. Results: Data revealed that employment conditions of women have created both insecure, precarious work, and non-work conditions. Drawing on the thinking tools of Pierre Bourdieu data demonstrates precarity is increased based on gender, as women's football suffers from material resource inequality. Implications: The findings provide empirical evidence that professionalisation is not is not necessarily a linear, or even beneficial process to women footballers, offering a counterargument to the evolutionary narrative that underpins discussions around gender equality and women's sport. Further evidencing consequences of precarious work and the experiences of professional footballers in their new occupation. The exegesis is to encourage researchers to consider the impact of professionalisation if we are to more adequately understand the complex lives of professional women footballers.

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‘Life in the Travelling Circus’: A Study of Loneliness, Work Stress, and Money Issues in Touring Professional Golf

Cited by 38 publications

References 67 publications

A Conceptual Review of Loneliness in Adults: Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

A Conceptual Review of Loneliness in Adults: Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

Unravelling the antecedents of loneliness in the workplace

Football as work: the lived realities of professional women footballers in England

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