{"title":"DSEP Research Lead Update","authors":"Dan Brown","doi":"10.53841/bpssepr.2024.19.1.55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2024.19.1.55","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":125848,"journal":{"name":"Sport & Exercise Psychology Review","volume":"114 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141647087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashley Montero, J. Baranoff, R. Adams, M. Drummond
{"title":"Sleep and mental health of current and retired athletes across playing status and level of competition","authors":"Ashley Montero, J. Baranoff, R. Adams, M. Drummond","doi":"10.53841/bpssepr.2024.19.1.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2024.19.1.21","url":null,"abstract":"Sleep and mental health problems are common in athletic cohorts; however, our knowledge is limited to current, elite athletes. We attempted to compare the symptomology of sleep and mental health problems across different playing statuses and competition levels. An online survey was completed by 946 adults from 37 sports (52.3% women) in seven countries. Athletes were currently competing, retired from competition (<20 years ago), or temporarily unable to play (i.e. injury/season postponed), from all competition levels. Retired athletes were at greater risk of sleep disordered breathing than current athletes (OR=2.30, 95% CI[1.66,3.20]) and those unable to play (OR=1.83, 95% CI[1.07,3.13]. Retired athletes (OR=1.54, 95% CI[1.11,2.15]) and those unable to play (OR=2.15, 95% CI[1.36,3.39]) were at greater risk of compromised wellbeing than current athletes. Sports institute/university/college level and semi-professional athletes were at greater risk of anxiety than professional athletes (OR=2.82, 95% CI[1.29, 6.17]; OR=2.38, 95% CI[1.10, 5.16]), respectively. Current and retired athletes had comparable risk of sleep difficulty, depression, and anxiety, while retired athletes were at the greatest risk for sleep apnoea, reflecting previous literature. Foreclosure of sport may explain reduced wellbeing in retired and temporarily unable to compete athletes. Emerging athletes were at elevated risk for depression and anxiety, with distinct barriers and stressors to elite athletes. The high risk prevalence observed has significant implications for the assessment and identification of sleep and mental health issues in athletic populations, highlighting the importance of intervention and prevention strategies. Findings underscore the necessity for longitudinal research, increased transparency from sporting organisations, and enhanced support during and beyond athletic careers.","PeriodicalId":125848,"journal":{"name":"Sport & Exercise Psychology Review","volume":"49 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141648742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sam N. Thrower, Jamie Barker, Adam Bruton, Pete Coffee, Jennifer Cumming, Chris G. Harwood, Karen Howells, Camilla Knight, Paul McCarthy, Stephen D Mellalieu
{"title":"BPS DSEP position statement: Psychological skills training for performance enhancement, long-term development, and wellbeing in youth sport","authors":"Sam N. Thrower, Jamie Barker, Adam Bruton, Pete Coffee, Jennifer Cumming, Chris G. Harwood, Karen Howells, Camilla Knight, Paul McCarthy, Stephen D Mellalieu","doi":"10.53841/bpssepr.2024.19.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2024.19.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"Young athletes have become an increasingly important client group for sport psychology practitioners and a population whose physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development should be carefully considered by a practitioner when delivering their services (Visek et al., 2009). The aim of this British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology (DSEP) position statement is to summarise existing knowledge about psychological skills training (PST) interventions and discuss optimal service provision of PST in youth sport. In the first section of this position statement, we provide a brief overview of the literature exploring PST during childhood (5–11 years), early adolescence (12–15 years), and mid-to-late adolescence (16–18 years). Within each sub-section, key developmental considerations (i.e. physical, cognitive, emotional, and social) are provided followed by short summaries of research on basic single strategy (i.e. goal setting, imagery, relaxation, and self-talk) and alternative strategy interventions (e.g. mindfulness, music, perceptual training, and self-modelling) with young athletes. In the second section, optimal service provision of PST is discussed by drawing upon practitioners’ experiences of working with young athletes, concluding with 10 recommendations for youth sport organisations, training and accrediting bodies, researchers, and practitioners.","PeriodicalId":125848,"journal":{"name":"Sport & Exercise Psychology Review","volume":"11 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141648380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transferable skills for QSEP training. From marketing to Sport Psychology","authors":"Pete Jackson","doi":"10.53841/bpssepr.2024.19.1.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2024.19.1.41","url":null,"abstract":"This was a case study prepared for the British Psychological Society’s (BPS) Qualification in Sport and Exercise Psychology (QSEP), and focuses on transferable skills from a marketing career. Through different delivery stages, examples illustrate where skills transferred or where adaptations were needed, informed by applied literature and BPS guidelines.","PeriodicalId":125848,"journal":{"name":"Sport & Exercise Psychology Review","volume":"28 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141648003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A brief report: A rehabilitation journey in a professional elite ballet dancer","authors":"Irina Roncaglia","doi":"10.53841/bpssepr.2024.19.1.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2024.19.1.47","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose:This brief report aims to present and reflect on the lessons learnt from practice with an individual case professional dancer who sought comprehensive psychological support as a result of a trauma-injury ruptured Achilles tendon during a live performance.Method & Results:A professional elite ballet dancer received a total of 12 sessions delivered weekly lasting 60 minutes each session. Rehabilitation post-surgery included physiotherapy, strength and conditioning, pilates, nutrition and psychological support as part of a comprehensive package. Quantitative data through the PANAS questionnaire (Watson et al., 1988) was administered at baseline, midpoint and at the end of the sessions. Three main themes emerged as acquired skills through psychological interventions: 1) self-confidence and self-esteem, 2) a renewed sense of belonging, and 3) a sense of autonomy.Discussion & Conclusions:A dancers’ centred approach in providing psychological support for a comprehensive rehabilitation program where transdisciplinary interlinked approaches benefited the recovery from injury to full recovery. Reflections highlight the importance of positive person-centred psychological models of practice, the Rogerian foundations of authenticity, non-judgemental and guiding principles of recovery and the clinician positionality, active listening and compassion.","PeriodicalId":125848,"journal":{"name":"Sport & Exercise Psychology Review","volume":"121 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141646885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Fogaça, Michelle M. McAlarnen, Gily Meir, A. Quartiroli
{"title":"Needs assessment of applied sport, exercise, and performance psychology supervisors","authors":"J. Fogaça, Michelle M. McAlarnen, Gily Meir, A. Quartiroli","doi":"10.53841/bpssepr.2023.18.1.56","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2023.18.1.56","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":125848,"journal":{"name":"Sport & Exercise Psychology Review","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121349366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Writing an excellent reflective diary: Ten suggestions from a QSEP assessor","authors":"A. McCormick","doi":"10.53841/bpssepr.2023.18.1.108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2023.18.1.108","url":null,"abstract":"Based on my experience assessing on the BPS’s Qualification in Sport and Exercise Psychology (QSEP Stage 2), this article shares 10 suggestions for Trainee Sport and Exercise Psychologists and others on comparable qualifications to strengthen the quality of their reflective practice diary and, in turn, benefit the quality of their learning, development, research, and consultancy: (1) Make reflective practice a key part of the Plan of Training; (2) Experiment with different reflective models; (3) Showcase your awareness and understanding of literature; (4) Pick meaningful objects of reflection; (5) Be open, honest, and self-critical; (6) Engage with some of yourcurrentchallenges; (7) Make supervision visible; (8) Offer specific action points; (9) Re-visit reflections and engage with what happened next; and (10) Offer a sense of who you are as a practitioner.","PeriodicalId":125848,"journal":{"name":"Sport & Exercise Psychology Review","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132651647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mind the gap: Environmental influences on player psychosocial needs and development in an elite youth football academy","authors":"Nikki Crawley, L. Hills","doi":"10.53841/bpssepr.2023.18.1.38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2023.18.1.38","url":null,"abstract":"The Premier League football academy environment plays a significant role in shaping the psychosocial needs and development of youth footballers. The first author conducted a qualitative case study within a category one academy over nine-months using multiple methods (observation, field notes, interviews, focus groups, and document analysis). The holistic ecological approach (HEA) was used as a framework to capture the complexity of academy life. Analysis revealed a disparity between the awareness of the importance of psychosocial skills within the environment and the approach to embedding and prioritising their development. Environmental factors at both a micro and macro level resulted in an intention-action gap which inhibited psychosocial skill development. From the results of this study we suggest that sport psychology practitioners (SPPP) should incorporate environmental level factors in their work to better facilitate players’ psychosocial development.","PeriodicalId":125848,"journal":{"name":"Sport & Exercise Psychology Review","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132889934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Counselling athletes with poor anger-based aggression and violence management skills","authors":"J. Kerr","doi":"10.53841/bpssepr.2023.18.1.67","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2023.18.1.67","url":null,"abstract":"This article is aimed at alerting sport psychologists to the problem of poor management of anger-based aggression and violence in some team contact sports athletes. It uses an infamous violent incident from the 2014 rugby league Super League Grand Final as a way into a discussion about anger-based aggression and violence. Details of the violent incident are described and the possible reasons why it occurred are examined, followed by a discussion of cognitive interventions sport psychologists could use to assist athletes whose individual and team performance is negatively affected by similar anger-based violent outbursts against opponents.","PeriodicalId":125848,"journal":{"name":"Sport & Exercise Psychology Review","volume":"240 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132454914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Meijen, N. Brick, A. McCormick, A. Lane, David C. Marchant, S. Marcora, D. Micklewright, Daniel T. Robinson
{"title":"Psychological strategies to resist slowing down or stopping during endurance activity: An expert opinion paper","authors":"C. Meijen, N. Brick, A. McCormick, A. Lane, David C. Marchant, S. Marcora, D. Micklewright, Daniel T. Robinson","doi":"10.53841/bpssepr.2023.18.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssepr.2023.18.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"Within this paper, we provide an expert opinion on five evidence-based psychological strategies that could help endurance participants overcome slowing down and stopping during performance: goal setting, motivational self-talk, relaxation, distraction, and pacing. We argue that these strategies are well-suited for delivery as brief-contact, educational interventions that could be accessible to large numbers of participants who do not have access to a sport and exercise psychologist. These interventions could be delivered using websites, online videos, workshops, or magazine articles. We propose a novel use for implementation intentions (i.e. if-then planning) to develop endurance participants’ conditional knowledge of when to use specific strategies. In addition, although research evidence suggests that these psychological strategies may be efficacious for overcoming thoughts of slowing down or stopping, there are important limitations in the research evidence. In particular, there is a dearth of ecologically valid, field-based effectiveness studies. Finally, we consider situations where attempts to resist slowing down or stopping during endurance activity may not be advisable. Scenarios include when there is an increased likelihood of injury, or when environmental conditions increase the risk of life-threatening events.","PeriodicalId":125848,"journal":{"name":"Sport & Exercise Psychology Review","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117322449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}