“You have to be mental to jump off a board any way”: Elite divers' conceptualizations and perceptions of mental health

Coyle, Melissa; Gorczynski, Paul; Gibson, Kass

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.11.005

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“…This use of opencoding phases and transparency identified patterns, commonalities and difference in the data. Moreover, cross checking themes and interpretation of data by the researchers acting independently, permitted the acknowledgment of epistemological preferences, and collaboration to neutralise biases (Barbour, 2001). This approach also enabled the researchers to reduce the data effectively by sharpening, focusing, discarding, and organising data in such a way that 'final' conclusions could be drawn and verified (Miles & Huberman, 1994).…”

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An Explorative Investigation of Referee Abuse in English Rugby League

Webb¹,

Rayner²,

Thelwell³

2018

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Background and Literature Review Abuse and violence towards match officials has been examined within academic literature recently with much of the focus directed towards association football in England, where issues regarding referee retention in particular have been highlighted as a consequence of the abuse experienced by referees (Cleland, O'Gorman, & Webb, 2017; Webb, Cleland, & O'Gorman, 2017). Research in alternative sports has also reported strategies with the potential to increase match official recruitment and retention, with characteristics such as the importance of community, and social interaction identified as important (Kellett & Warner, 2011; Warner, Tingle, & Kellett, 2013). Moreover, work concerning baseball and lacrosse officials considered issues related to increased levels of support in baseball when compared to lacrosse, as well as strategies related to recruitment and retention of match officials (Ridinger, 2015), whereas Schaeperkoetter (2017) conducted an autoethnographic study examining personal experiences as a basketball official, the underrepresentation of female referees in basketball, and the importance of dealing with stress through effective coping mechanisms. Findings from Australian rules football umpires demonstrated that abuse from spectators, parents, players, and coaches was considered a 'normal' part of their role, with match officials also reporting stress in and around their working environment (Kellett & Shilbury, 2007). On this point, stress resulting from officiating has also been associated with reduced mental health, match official performance, and dropout intentions (Voight, 2009). Furthermore, research conducted with ice hockey match officials considered the source, and intensity of their experience of stressful events, with verbal and physical abuse and fear of mistakes found to exist across various levels of 2 officiating (Dorsch & Paskevich, 2007). Given the abuse and stress which match officials are under, support from governing bodies is essential to recruit and retain match officials, and can be linked to a necessary duty of care for members of staff, including referees and umpires (Fletcher & Wagstaff, 2009). There has been recent work in rugby union in England, suggesting that verbal and physical abuse have increased of late, with referees identifying issues emanating from players, coaches and spectators (Rayner, Webb, & Webb, 2016). There is also research specifically focused on English rugby league referees. For example, physiological research has considered the physical demands of elite referees using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to evaluate the movement and physiological demands or professional rugby league referees (O'Hara et al., 2013). Physiological work has also considered the effect of movement demands on the accuracy of referee penalty decisions during a match (Emmonds et al., 2015). Furthermore, the concept of aggression in rugby league has been linked to the location of the game. Jones, Bray and Oliver (2007) examined the relationship between ...

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An Explorative Investigation of Referee Abuse in English Rugby League

Webb¹,

Rayner²,

Thelwell³

2018

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“…All sports have different needs, due to different organisational structures; however, the results from the present study provide additional knowledge of what factors may be important to consider in designing prevention and treatment programmes. Importantly, by developing interventions focused on improving attitudes towards and knowledge of mental health supports, those involved in supporting elite athletes could help improve athletes' help-seeking behaviour (Coyle et al, 2017). Recent studies have found that curriculum-based mental health awareness programmes increased mental health knowledge and intentions to offer support in coaching staff (Breslin, Haughey, Donnelly, Kearney, & Prentice, 2017) and in athletes (Breslin et al, 2018).…”

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“Someone to Talk to”: Influence of Player Welfare Provision on Mental Health in Professional Rugby League Players

Kola‐Palmer

Buckley

Kingston

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Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

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Player welfare is an important development in supporting elite athletes during their professional careers. Little is known about how player engagement with player welfare provision impact on mental health. Over two consecutive years, professional rugby football league (RFL) players were invited to complete an anonymous online survey assessing psychological stress, athletic identity, and attitudes to player welfare provision. Findings indicate that nearly half of respondents experienced symptoms of anxiety and depression. Multivariate analyses suggest that higher psychological stress and athletic identity and less knowledge and less positive attitudes to RFL mental health support is associated with worse mental health, whereas older age is associated with better mental health. The study has identified some key variables to focus on in developing player care and support management, and also suggest directions for future research guiding player welfare support, especially regarding increasing positive attitudes to mental health supports.

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“…(1) Coyle, M., Gorcyznski, P., & Gibson, K. (2017). "You have to be mental to jump off a board any way": Elite divers' conceptualizations and perceptions of mental health.…”

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“…Concomitantly, the right to exemption entails an obligation to exclude yourself, although the obligation is often enforced by role partners (Parsons, 1951b) as "disturbing element in the system" (Parsons, 1964, p. 259). As indicated above, consideration needs to be given not only to athletes with mental illnesses as disturbing elements of the sports system but also how role partners may serve to either support athletes or attempt to minimize their disruption while keeping them functioning, from a sports performance perspective in the system (Coyle, Gorcyznski, & Gibson, 2017).…”

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Mass Mediation of Mental Illness in Sport

Gibson¹,

Gorczynski²

2018

Research in the Sociology of Sport

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Design/Method/Approach-In the first part of the chapter, we review the extensive literature addressing the mass mediation of mental illness and mental health in order to provide key reference points for future scholarship. We then suggest two potential avenues for sociological study of this topic: Talcott Parson's sick role and Guy Debord's spectacle. Research Limitations/Implications-The central limitation of the field currently is the dearth of research. Similarly, in providing a broad overview of key considerations, this chapter does not undertake primary media analysis of mental illness in sport. Nonetheless, the author outline key considerations and lines of inquiry for the field.

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“You have to be mental to jump off a board any way”: Elite divers' conceptualizations and perceptions of mental health

Cited by 64 publications

References 61 publications

An Explorative Investigation of Referee Abuse in English Rugby League

An Explorative Investigation of Referee Abuse in English Rugby League

“Someone to Talk to”: Influence of Player Welfare Provision on Mental Health in Professional Rugby League Players

Mass Mediation of Mental Illness in Sport

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