A conceptual framework for organizational stressors in sport performers
Author
Fletcher, David
Hanton, Sheldon
Mellalieu, Stephen D.
Neil, Rich
Date
2012Type
Article
Publisher
Wiley
ISSN
1600-0838
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In the study reported here, 12 sport performers (six elite and six non-elite) were interviewed with regard to organizational-related issues they had experienced in preparation for competition. Grounded theory procedures facilitated the development of a conceptual framework of organizational stressors consisting of five general dimensions: factors intrinsic to the sport, roles in the sport organization, sport relationships and interpersonal demands, athletic career and performance development issues, and organizational structure and climate of the sport. The data indicate that the stressors were encountered proportionately more by elite performers (#EPOS=315) than non-elite performers (#NPOS=228) with some demands being in common and some unique to each group. The results are discussed in relation to previous research and regarding their implications for professional practice.
Journal/conference proceeding
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Citation
Fletcher, D., Hanton, S., Mellalieu, S.D. and Neil, R. (2012) 'A conceptual framework of organizational stressors in sport performers', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 22(4), pp.545-557.
Description
This article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports on 18 November 2010 (online), available at
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01242.x
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