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  • 1.
    Abrahamsson, Hampus
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Fotbollsmålvakters antecipation under straffläggning: Betydelsen av explicit kontextuell information2024Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of the study was to study the effect of explicit contextual information on soccer goalkeepers' ability to save penalties. The hypothesis set predicted that there would be an effect of contextual prior information under the high-action tendencies condition, while there would be no effect of contextual prior information on goalkeepers' ability under the low-action tendencies condition. The purpose was studied through a factorial experimental design with the two action tendency ratios of low-action tendencies (60/40) and high-action tendencies (80/20). The manipulation of prior contextual information was applied in both action tendency conditions in the form of the manipulation with contextual prior information and without contextual prior information, thus the experiment consisted of four conditions. The participants in the study consisted of 8 soccer goalkeepers, 7 men and 1 woman, all of whom had 8 years of experience in goalkeeping. The theoretical framework used for analysis was the Bayesian model which is a cognitive model which explains how humans take in and use information by using explicit contextual prior information and kinematic information. The results showed that there was not a statistically significant effect of contextual prior information. The result means that there are no significant effects of contextual prior information under conditions of high-action tendencies or low-action tendencies. The results of the study are not in line with previous research, this in the form that highly probable contextual information seems to not contribute with an effect on goalkeepers' ability to anticipate.

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  • 2.
    Adam, Kihlman
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Psychosocial factors association with health and well-being in youth soccer2020Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Participating in organized sport has, according to previous research, been proven to have several benefits concerning health and well-being. Psychosocial factors such as task/ego- orientation, support from coaches and significant others has been shown to affect well-being in sport-environments. Present study was set out to investigate whether unique subgroups within soccer players (N = 732) could be found based on psychosocial factors, and if any difference between these subgroups could be found regarding well-being using a cross sectional design in four different districts around Sweden. LCA-analyses was carried out to identify the subgroups within the sample. The analyses identified four subgroups (“classes”) and the main findings showed that players who felt support from coaches and significant others and were in environments which were more task and mastery-oriented had higher general well-being. Present study confirmed previous research findings that support and environmental factors (e.g., task/ego-orientation, mastery/ego-goals) affect players well- being.

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  • 3.
    Adam, Kihlman
    et al.
    Halmstad University.
    Timmy, Fredriksson
    Halmstad University.
    Regulatory fit and performance in elite bowlers2019Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Research within regulatory fit framework has shown that athletes perform better when in a state of regulatory fit. This state occurs when there is a match between a player’s chronic regulatory focus and the framing of the given task. In a counterbalanced within-groups experimental design, bowling players (N = 34) performed various rounds of the same ecologically-valid pin-setting configuration under two different experimental conditions: in a promotion manner (aspiration to make the spare) and in a prevention manner (obligation not to miss the spare). Results showed no significant relationship between regulatory fit and bowling performance. Findings are discussed in terms of task difficulty and experimental manipulation in relation to regulatory fit theory.

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  • 4.
    Adbro, Helena
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Nilsson, Joanna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Återhämtning från arbetet - Att lyckas ha balans även när arbetet pågår konstant: En kvalitativ studie av individer med gränslösa arbeten2020Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of the study was to investigate how individuals with boundless work enable their recovery in relation to their work situation, and identify which factors enable the individual's recovery experience of an activity. Ten people, seven women and three men aged 31-58, participated in the study's semi-structured interviews, which were analyzed in a qualitative content analysis. The result showed that control, relaxation, mastery, pleasure and social support were the individuals' recovery experiences, both during and after working hours, and that they often, but not always, lead to psychological detachment from work. The result also showed four individual based factors, individual preference, energy level, degree of conscious presence and level of stress, and four situational factors, degree of socialization, degree of autonomy, job situation and degree of variation that enable the recovery experience of an activity. The conclusion is that recovery from work is important for the individual's well-being, just as theory and empirical evidence have shown, and for individuals with boundless work continuous recovery is necessary both during and after working hours, which often involves psychological detachment but not always. The individual needs to take control, set boundaries and make time for relaxation, mastery, pleasure and social support, and taking into account the individual and situational based factors when choosing recovery activity.

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  • 5.
    Adolfsson, Anna
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Rosenqvist, Michelle
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    7 LEDARE I FASTIGHETSMÄKLARBRANSCHENS SYN PÅ, OCH HANTERING AV, FASTIGHETSMÄKLARES GRÄNSLÖSA ARBETSFÖRHÅLLANDEN.2013Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of this study was to get an idea of ​​how the leaders in the real estate industry perceive and manage boundless working conditions. Questions that were answered were how the leaders in the service influence and control the employees' working conditions. Also how the communication strategies are designed to facilitate the work towards common goals, when tasks are not limited to the workplace. The study examine if boundless working conditions is characterized by unspoken expectations. Based on the current view, seven interviews were conducted with leaders from six organizations in the real estate brokerage. The results showed that the industry is controlled by few limits and that leaders use different strategies to maximize performance and wellbeing. It is a commission-based industry in which all work is according to individual performance where results are measured before the time spent at work. By explicit strategies of working and labor leaders are trying to reduce inequalities, and so they try to also reduce the scope of the psychological contract in certain aspects.

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  • 6.
    Ahlström, Christian
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Gymnasieelevers syn på feedback i skolämnet idrott & hälsa2010Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of the study was to examine how high school students wish to receive feedback in physical education, if positive feedback from the P.E. teacher is perceived as beneficial to the students’ motivation and also to examine if the motivational climate is perceived as task oriented or ego oriented by the students. In total 8 high school students (4 boys, 4 girls) at the age of 16 participated. Semi structured interview guides were used during the interviews who took place in a private and neutral location. The informants wanted positive feedback and instructive feedback. Positive feedback was perceived as beneficial to the informants’ motivation. They also perceived encouragement as beneficial to their motivation. Both task oriented and ego oriented motivational climate were experienced. However the P.E. teacher was perceived as using a task oriented approach. The informants’ answers related to both Self determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000) and Achievement goal theory (Nicholls, 1989). According to the study, the P.E. teacher’s feedback approach should concentrate on positive, encouraging, instructing and constructive feedback and have a task oriented approach.

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  • 7.
    Ahmadi, Asghar
    et al.
    Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
    Noetel, Michael
    University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
    Parker, Philip
    Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
    Ryan, Richard M.
    Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
    Ntoumanis, Nikos
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare. University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
    Reeve, Johnmarshall
    Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
    Beauchamp, Mark
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
    Dicke, Theresa
    Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
    Yeung, Alexander
    Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
    Ahmadi, Malek
    Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran.
    Bartholomew, Kimberley
    University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.
    Chiu, Thomas K.F.
    Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
    Curran, Thomas
    London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom.
    Erturan, Gokce
    Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
    Flunger, Barbara
    Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
    Frederick, Christina
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, United States.
    Froiland, John Mark
    Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States.
    González-Cutre, David
    Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain.
    Haerens, Leen
    Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
    Jeno, Lucas Matias
    University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
    Koka, Andre
    Faculty of Medicine, Tartu, Estonia.
    Krijgsman, Christa
    Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
    Langdon, Jody
    Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, United States.
    White, Rhiannon Lee
    University of Western Sydney, Penrith, Australia.
    Litalien, David
    Université Laval, Quebec, Canada.
    Lubans, David
    University Of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.
    Mahoney, John
    Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
    Nalipay, Ma Jenina N.
    Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
    Patall, Erika
    University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States.
    Perlman, Dana
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
    Quested, Eleanor
    Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
    Schneider, Sascha
    University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
    Standage, Martyn
    University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.
    Stroet, Kim
    Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands.
    Tessier, Damien
    Université Grenoble Alpes, Saint Martin d'Heres, France.
    Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
    University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
    Tilga, Henri
    Faculty of Medicine, Tartu, Estonia.
    Vasconcellos, Diego
    Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
    Lonsdale, Chris
    Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
    A Classification System for Teachers’ Motivational Behaviors Recommended in Self-Determination Theory Interventions2023In: Journal of Educational Psychology, ISSN 0022-0663, E-ISSN 1939-2176, Vol. 115, no 8, p. 1158-1176Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Teachers’ behavior is a key factor that influences students’ motivation. Many theoretical models have tried to explain this influence, with one of the most thoroughly researched being self-determination theory (SDT). We used a Delphi method to create a classification of teacher behaviors consistent with SDT. This is useful because SDT-based interventions have been widely used to improve educational outcomes. However, these interventions contain many components. Reliably classifying and labeling those components is essential for implementation, reproducibility, and evidence synthesis.We used an international expert panel (N = 34) to develop this classification system. We started by identifying behaviors from existing literature, then refined labels, descriptions, and examples using the Delphi panel’s input. Next, the panel of experts iteratively rated the relevance of each behavior to SDT, the psychological need that each behavior influenced, and its likely effect on motivation. To create a mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive list of behaviors, experts nominated overlapping behaviors that were redundant, and suggested new ones missing from the classification. After three rounds, the expert panel agreed upon 57 teacher motivational behaviors (TMBs) that were consistent with SDT. For most behaviors (77%), experts reached consensus on both the most relevant psychological need and influence on motivation. Our classification system provides a comprehensive list of TMBs and consistent terminology in how those behaviors are labeled. Researchers and practitioners designing interventions could use these behaviors to design interventions, to reproduce interventions, to assess whether these behaviors moderate intervention effects, and could focus new research on areas where experts disagreed. © 2023 American Psychological Association

  • 8.
    Ahmadi, Edvin
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Nilsson, Malte
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Regulatory focus och regulatory fit inom straffsparkar i fotboll2022Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Performance in penalty taking in football within a self-regulatory focus was examined, as well aschronic regulatory focus and its effect on sports related anxiety and emotions during the twodifferent frames. In a mixed factorial design with regulatory frames (promotion and prevention)was given to the participants (n = 24; Mage = 24.40, SD = 4.18 years) before the penalties weretaken. The participants in the study were all active football players. The participants consisted of12 male football players from a Swedish division 2 team and 12 female players from a Swedishdivision 1 team. Each participant was given five penalties in both prevention and promotionframed circumstances. Measures was implemented on the participants performance during thedifferent frames, perceived emotions during the frames and also on their sport specific anxiety.The results displayed that promotion focused individuals performed better in a promotion framedpenalty situation (fit) compared to the prevention framed penalty situation (miss). The sameapplied to prevention focused individuals that performed better in a prevention framed penaltysituation than in a promotion framed penalty situation. The study displayed that regulatory fitbrought lower scales of negative emotions compared to regulatory miss. In addition, theprevention focused participants showed a higher perceived level of sports related anxietycompared to the promotion focused participants. Promotion-focused participants have beenshown to perform better in penalty kicks regardless of regulatory framework compared to theprevention-focused participants. The study showed a relation between chronic regulatory focusand performance during the frames, chronic regulatory focus and emotions during the frames andalso between chronic regulatory focus and sports related anxiety. This study can be applied to coaches and players to raise awareness about chronic regulatory focus and its effect onperformance and emotional states.

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  • 9.
    Alfermann, D.
    et al.
    Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
    Stambulova, Natalia
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI). The P.F. Lesgaft State Academy, St Petersburg, Russian Federation.
    Zemaityte, A.
    University of Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania & Department of Pyschology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
    Reactions to sport career termination: A cross-national comparison of German, Lithuanian, and Russian athletes2004In: Psychology of Sport And Exercise, ISSN 1469-0292, E-ISSN 1878-5476, Vol. 5, no 1, p. 61-75Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Objectives: To assess the cognitive, emotional, and behavioural consequences of sport career termination of national and international level athletes in three nations.

    Design and methods: Athletes of Germany (n=88), Lithuania (n=65), and Russia (n=101) were asked to describe in retrospect their reactions to career termination. The Athletic Retirement Questionnaire developed by the first two authors and presented in three corresponding languages was used. Planning of retirement and national identity served as independent variables. Dependent variables were reasons and circumstances for career termination, participants’ emotional reactions, coping reactions, athletic identity during and after sport career, and adjustment to life after career termination.

    Results: Analyses of variance revealed significant main effects of retirement planning and national identity on most dependent variables. Planning of retirement contributed to significantly better cognitive, emotional, and behavioural adaptation. In addition, high athletic identity contributed to less positive reactions to retirement and to more problems in the adaptation process. The emotional reactions of Russian and Lithuanian athletes were similar, but differed from the German athletes who, in general, showed more positive and lesser negative emotions after retirement. Though accepting the reality of retirement was the most often used coping strategy among all participants, Lithuanian athletes showed more denial and Russian athletes more distraction strategies after retirement than the other nations.

    Discussion: The results are discussed with regard to athletes’ readiness for career transition in different social and cultural environments. Recommendations are given on how to help athletes to prepare for and to cope with career termination. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  • 10.
    Alfermann, Dorothee
    et al.
    Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
    Stambulova, Natalia
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Sport Health and Physical activity.
    Sport psychology in Europe – Women’s perspective2013In: Abstracts of the ISSP 13th World Congress of Sport Psychology: July 21-26, 2013, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China, Beijing, 2013, p. 55-55Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Compared to other disciplines of psychology, sport and exercise psychology is a very young field. Sport psychology associations were founded in a variety of countries (particularly in Europe and North America) in the 1960es and later, after the first World Congress of Sport Psychology had taken place in Rome in 1965. Despite the fact that even in those ages quite a few women were studying psychology and afterwards starting a scientific career, females in sport psychology were extremely underrepresented. One of the reasons could lie in the fact that sport, much more than psychology, was a stereotypically male field, with only a few opportunities available to women. Making a career in sport psychology was then a double contradiction for women. First, making a career in general contradicted the typical female role, and second, making a career in sport meant an untypical field for women.

    The presentation will be structured as a dialogue between the two presenters – female sport psychologists working in the field for more than 30 years. Both were born and started their careers during the period of the Cold War: Dorothee Alfermann in the Federal Republic of Germany, and Natalia Stambulova in the Soviet Union. Both countries do not exist on the European map any more reflecting dramatic political, social and economic changes in Europe during the last two decades. All the changes in the European context put their impacts on the development of sport and exercise psychology in Europe including overall organizational development, as well as female careers and their contributions to European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC), other international sport psychology organizations (e.g., ISSP, AASP) and international sport psychology events (e.g., Congresses). The dialogue will be structured around the following three themes: (a) the presenters’ own careers analyzed from the point of gender issues (e.g., female professional role models and mentors), (b) history of European sport and exercise psychology, foundation of FEPSAC and contribution of its first President Ema Geron (1969-1973), and (c) female sport psychology professionals’ role in today’s European sport psychology and their contributions to FEPSAC, ISSP, AASP, national sport psychology associations, the editorial board of Psychology of Sport and Exercise, the European Forum of Applied Sport Psychologists, the European Master’s Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology (EMSSEP), and the recent European Master’s (Mundus) Program in Sport and Exercise Psychology (EMPSEP).

  • 11.
    Alfermann, Dorothee
    et al.
    Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
    Stambulova, Natalia
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Center for Sport and Health Science (CIHF).
    Zemaityte, Aiste
    University of Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania.
    Causes and consequences of career termination: A comparison of German, Russian and Lithuanian athletes2001In: International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) 10th World Congress of Sport Psychology: organized by Democritus University of Thrace, University of Thessaly, Hellenic Society of Sport Psychology : in the dawn of the new millennium : May 28-June 2, 2001, Skiathos, Hellas : programme and proceedings: vol. 4 / [ed] Athanasios Papaioannou, Marios Goudas, Yannis Theodorakis, Thessaloniki, Greece: Christodoulidi Publications , 2001, p. 26-28Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 12.
    Al-Jamali, Talal
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Taivaloja, Jmmy
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    MOTIVATION, PASSION OCH SJÄLVFÖRTROENDE HOS FOTBOLLSSPELARE I SVENSKA UNGDOMSLANDSLAG2014Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of the study was to investigate motivationalfactors, passionfactors and level of confidence players among the youth Swedish nationalteam in soccer. Furthermore the relationship between passion and confidence was investigated and also how motiovation is related to passion and confidence. 288 male and female soocer players aged between 15-17 (M=16.02, Sd=1.06) took part of the study. Vealey Sportconfidence Scale (VSS), Sport Motivation Scale (SMS) andThe Passion Scale (PS) was used in the study. The results showed statistically significant relationships between passion, motivation and confidence. The results showed that internal motivational factors was most common in youth national team players and that harmonic passion showed a more significant relationship with confidence than obsessive passion did. Further the results were analyzed and discussed in relation theories and earilier findings. Like all fields of research, further research on a wider population and with larger sample is needed in order to establish any form of conclusions. 

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  • 13.
    Allmark, Jill
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Thelin, Nathalie
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Studentidrottares upplevelse av att studera vid ett riksidrottsuniversitet2020Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of the study was to investigate student athlete's experiences of studying at aNational Sport University in Sweden. Specifically, student athletes who had no connection toan elite environment were investigated, that is, student athletes who are elite athletes butwhose sports associations did not have a collaboration agreement with the university. Thestudy included 12 interviewees, divided into six women and six men aged 19–30 (M = 22.83,S = 2.88). The study used a semi-structured interview guide based on The Holistic AthleticCareer Model (Wylleman, 2019) and The Athletic Career Transition Model (Stambulova,2003). The result was classified into four main categories; student athlete's perceiveddemands, barriers, resources and coping strategies. The result showed that the biggestdemand that the participants experienced was that they had to support themselves financiallyin terms of student loans or working in parallel with the combination, this could cause a greatdeal of stress for the participants. The main barrier the participants experienced was a lack ofsupport from the university and that they felt that the studies and the sport were suffering asthey could not perform equally successfully in both, which could cause a feeling ofinadequacy. Furthermore, the participants felt that social support from coaches, family andfriends was the primary resource for facilitating the combination. Planning was the studentathletes' most used coping strategy to handle the demands of a dual career.

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  • 14.
    Alm, Rasmus
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Cassel, Philip
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Svenska tennistränares erfarenheter och upplevda kompetens av mental träning ur ett tränar filosofiskt perspektiv2015Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Syftet med studien var att undersöka svenska tennistränares erfarenheter och upplevd kompetens inom mental träning ifrån ett tränarfilosofiskt perspektiv. För att undersöka syftet användes tre frågeställningar: (1) Hur prioriterar svenska tennistränare mentala förberedelser jämfört med fysiska, taktiska och tekniska förberedelser? (2) Vilka erfarenheter har svenska tennistränare av mental träning? (3) Vilken upplevd kompetens av mental träning finns hos svenska tennistränare? Deltagarna i studien var 13 (M-ålder=31,5, SD-ålder=9,8) män som var tennistränare inom Västra Götaland. En semi-strukturerad intervjuguide konstruerades med fyra huvudsakliga temaområden tränarfilosofi, erfarenhet av mental träning, kompetens av mental träning och utveckling av mental träning. Resultatet visade att: (1) svenska tennistränare anser att mental träning är viktigt inom tennis men prioriterar inte det i deras tränarfilosofi (2) svenska tennistränarna har erfarenhet av mental träning genom att använda det på banan för sina spelare samt ifrån sina egna tenniskarriärer (3) tränarna upplever att de har låg eller ingen kompetens av mental träning samt att tränarna önskar att få mer kompetens. Slutsatsen från studien är att mental träning är något som svenska tennistränarna anser är viktigt men tränarna har för lite erfarenhet och låg kompetens i deras tränarroll.

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  • 15.
    Almadjed, Sumar
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Tobiasson, Jonathan
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Psykosociala prediktorer för prestation inom elitungdomsfotboll2021Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Syftet med studien var att undersöka skillnader i målorientering (task och ego) samt upplevdaledarskapsbeteenden (positiva och negativa) mellan elitungdomsfotbollsspelare som tagit sigtill elitnivå och inte tagit sig till elitnivå på seniornivå. I studien deltog 115 aktiva manligaelitungdomsfotbollsspelare i åldrarna 16–19 (M=17.49, Sd= 0.65). Urvalet av populationskedde via ett tillgänglighetsurval på klusternivå. Föreliggande studie genomfördes med enprospektiv designmetod. Data för deltagare samt psykosociala variabler samlades in år 2018,och uppföljning av data genomfördes i aktuell studie år 2020. Resultaten visade statistisksignifikant skillnad mellan grupperna och variabeln positivt upplevt ledarskapsbeteende.Inga andra signifikanta skillnader fanns mellan grupperna och de resterande psykosocialavariablerna. Resultaten från föreliggande studie påvisar att ett positivt ledarskapsbeteende kanvara en faktor som kan främja chansen för att unga manliga elitfotbollsspelare ska nå elitnivåpå seniornivå. Resultaten stödjer och bidrar även till tidigare forskning som påvisat positivaeffekter från positivt ledarskapsbeteende. Framtida forskning är i behov av fler prospektivastudier för att skapa möjlighet att se samband över tid och skapa bättre samt djupare förståelseför relationen mellan fotbollsprestationer och psykosociala fenomen. 

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  • 16.
    Andersen, Mark
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Health and Sport.
    Working with an anxious and psychologically abused athlete: A mindful, neuropsychotherapy approach2014In: Neuropsychotherapy: Theoretical concepts and clinical applications / [ed] Rossouw, Pieter J., Brisbane: Mediros , 2014, p. 193-207Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 17.
    Andersen, Mark B.
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Health and Sport.
    Hanrahan, Stephanie J.University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
    Doing exercise psychology2015Collection (editor) (Other academic)
  • 18.
    Andersen, Mark B.
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Sport Health and Physical activity.
    Ivarsson, Andreas
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Sport Health and Physical activity.
    A methodology of loving kindness: how interpersonal neurobiology, compassion, and transference can inform researcher–participant encounters and storytelling2016In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, ISSN 2159-676X, E-ISSN 2159-6778, Vol. 8, no 1, p. 1-20Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This article concerns some central aspects of methodology in qualitative research: the participants’ and investigators’ storytelling, and the main instruments in many interview-based qualitative studies, the researchers themselves. We discuss several ethical and interpersonal aspects of qualitative research encounters between investigators and their interviewee participants. Interviewing research participants is a fundamentally exploitative process, and we make suggestions for how we can temper that exploitation by giving something of value back to our participants and to make sure the well-being of the participant is not compromised by our actions. Many research topics in qualitative studies concern experiences of stress, distress and trauma, and interviewees re-telling their stories may become retraumatised. Such retraumatisation constitutes abuse on the part of the researcher. To counter potential abuse and exploitation, we discuss how researchers, as the central instruments in interview-based investigations, can use knowledge of interpersonal neurobiology, psychodynamic theory and mindful practice to enable them to hold their participants (and their participants’ stories) in loving care and maybe even help in healing processes. © 2015 Taylor & Francis

  • 19.
    Andersen, Mark
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Health and Sport.
    Barney, Steve T.
    South Utah University, Cedar City, Utah, USA.
    Waterson, Andrew K.
    High Performance Sport New Zealand, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand.
    Mindfully Dynamic Meta-Supervision: The Case of AW and M2016In: Global Practices and Training in Applied Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology: A Case Study Approach / [ed] J. Gualberto Cremades; Lauren S. Tashman, New York: Routledge, 2016, p. 330-342Chapter in book (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    In applied sport, exercise, and performance psychology (SEPP), discussions of meta-supervision (i.e., the supervision of supervision, the training of practitioners to become competent supervisors) are at least 20 years old and go back to the first published account of a meta-supervision program (Barney, Andersen, & Riggs, 1996). Even though 20 years have passed since, the topic of meta-supervision is still relatively rare in the literature, often being a small part of some other research or discussion article. For example, Watson, Zizzi, Etzel, and Lubker (2004) mentioned a meta-supervision issue when they reported that 47 percent of the membership of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) had not received any training in supervision. Recently, however, the topic of meta-supervision has begun to emerge, albeit in a small way. There have been calls for more training in supervision processes, along with suggestions for new supervision training models (e.g., Vosloo, Zakrajsek, & Grindley, 2014). Currently, there is a growing literature on peer supervision in our field, but a review of that topic is beyond the scope of this case study (see Chapters 34 and 35 in this volume for examples). Barney and Andersen (2014a) have explicitly addressed the current status and the future of SEPP meta-supervision. These same authors have incorporated mindfulness into a core feature of meta-supervision: the dynamics within the supervisor-supervisee relationship (Barney & Andersen, 2014b). © 2016 Taylor & Francis.

  • 20.
    Andersen, Mark
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare. The Institute for Social Neuroscience, Melbourne, Australia.
    Gibbs, Petah M.
    Psychological assessment: Projective techniques2024In: Routledge handbook of applied sport psychology: a comprehensive guide for students and practitioners / [ed] David Todd; Ken Hodge; Vikki Krane, Abingdon: Routledge, 2024, 2, p. 112-121Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 21.
    Andersen, Mark
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare. The Institute for Social Neuroscience, Melbourne, Australia .
    Serra de Queiroz, Fernanda
    Psychodynamic models2024In: Routledge handbook of applied sport psychology: a comprehensive guide for students and practitioners / [ed] David Tod; Ken Hodge; Vikki Krane, Abingdon: Routledge, 2024, 2, p. 193-202Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 22.
    Andersen, Mark
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Health and Sport.
    Waterson, Andrew K.
    High Performance Sport New Zealand, North Dunedin, New Zealand.
    A brief impressionistic history of paying attention: The roots of mindfulness2017In: Being mindful in sport and exercise psychology: Pathways for practitioners and students / [ed] Sam J. Zizzi & Mark B. Andersen, Morgantown: FiT Publishing , 2017, p. 5-27Chapter in book (Other academic)
  • 23.
    Andersen, Mark
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI). Institute for Social Neuroscience, Melbourne, Australia.
    Williams, David
    AFL Players Association, Melbourne, Australia.
    Mindfulness Approaches2020In: Applied sport, exercise, and performance psychology: Current approaches to helping clients / [ed] David Tod & Martin Eubank, Abingdon: Routledge, 2020, p. 70-86Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 24.
    Anderson, Lisa
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Upplevelser av karriäravslut: En kvalitativ studie på före detta professionella golfspelare2018Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of this study was to examine former golf players’ experiences of their career

    termination. The following questions were asked: (1) What barriers does golf players experience during the career termination? (2) What resources does golf players experience during the career termination? (3) What strategies does the golf players identify as useful during a career termination. Semi structured interviews were conducted with four female and one male golf players on international level. Through a qualitative content analysis (Hassmén & Hassmén, 2008) 18 high order themes emerged distrubuted on barriers (6), resources (7) and strategies (5). Prominent themes that emerged as both barriers and resources were identity, volontariness of retriment, preparations and social support. The strategies preparations, find new pursuits, social support, take advantage of the golf career and have an optimistic approach were identified as useful. The themes are discussed based on the theoretical framework and previous research. Suggestions for future research and implications are given.

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  • 25.
    Andersson, Anton
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Health and Sport.
    Wolffsohn, Dexter
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Health and Sport.
    Regulatory Focus and Penalty Taking in Handball2020Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Penalty-taking performance in handball within a self-regulatory focus framework was examined. In a two-independent group design, regulatory framings (either promotion or prevention) were given to participants (N = 25) prior to penalty-taking. More precisely, Swedish male (n = 15) and female (n = 10) players of the third male and second female Swedish Leagues were randomly allocated to shoot three penalties each under either a promotion-framed (n = 13; Mage = 20.77, SD = 3.77 years) or a prevention-framed (n = 12; Mage = 19.25, SD = 2.09 years) condition. Positive and negative affect were measured to assess pre-performance emotional states. Findings showed that promotion–focused individuals performed better in a promotion– framed penalty (i.e. fit) than in a prevention–framed (i.e. mismatch). Moreover, when in regulatory fit, pre-performance positive emotions were reported to be greater than when in mismatch. Findings are discussed in terms of role of fit and emotional states in pressureperformance critical situations.

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  • 26.
    Andersson, Emelie
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Harrysson, Pontus
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Global arbetstillfredsställelse: Och dess samband med arbetsattityder, personlighetsegenskaper och psykosocial arbetsmiljö2013Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Syftet med studien var att undersöka samband mellan global arbetstillfredsställelse, personlighetsegenskaper, psykosociala arbetsmiljöaspekter och arbetsattityder på arbetstagare i en verkstadsindustri. Dessutom var syftet att få ökad kunskap om vad det är som bidrar till global arbetstillfredsställelse. 74 deltagare besvarade frågeformuläret innehållande 53 påståenden rörande global arbetstillfredsställelse, personlighet, arbetsattityder och psykosociala arbetsmiljöaspekter. Resultatet visade samband mellan global arbetstillfredsställelse, upplevelsen av den psykosociala arbetsmiljön och arbetsattityderna job involvement, organizational commitment och arbetsengagemang. Det fanns inget samband mellan personlighetsegenskaperna och global arbetstillfredsställelse. Däremot framkom ett indirekt samband mellan personlighetsegenskaperna extraversion och samvetsgrannhet och global arbetstillfredsställelse via arbetsattityderna job involvement och arbetsengagemang. Studien visade även att global arbetstillfredsställelse påverkas mer av hur individen uppfattar sina arbetsmiljöförhållanden än av individens personlighetsegenskaper. Slutsatsen blev att organisationer bör lägga mindre fokus på individens personlighet och istället arbeta kontinuerligt med att förbättra arbetsmiljöförhållandena, då de bidrar till individens upplevda globala arbetstillfredsställelse.

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  • 27.
    Andersson, Emil
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Effekter av en MAC-intervention på Prestation, Mindfulness, Emotionsreglering, Prestationsångest och Psykologisk Ohälsa Jämfört med en Gruppdynamikintervention2021Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of this study was to examine effects of a Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) intervention on football performance, mindfulness, emotional regulation, performance anxiety and psychological illness (general anxiety, depression and emotional/physical fatigue) compared to an active control group over time. Effects of the intervention were measured through a quantitative survey at three measure points, pre and post (immediately after) the intervention together with a two months follow up. The participants were young elite football players (n = 44, Mage = 16.8, SD = 0.65) from the same senior high school. The participants were divided into four groups, one experiment group and one control group for each of the sexes. The intervention consisted of six sessions spread over six weeks, where the experiment group took part of the MAC intervention and the control group went through a group dynamic intervention. Mix-model ANOVA showed no significant difference in effect for any variable, thus no differences between the experiment group and the control group. This suggest that MAC has no additional effects on football performance and psychological illness compared to a group dynamics intervention. 

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  • 28.
    Andersson, Emil
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Egertz, Sofia
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Socialt stöd som moderator i relation mellan stressfyllda händelser och mental ohälsa2017Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka om socialt stöd fungerar som en moderator i relation mellan stressfyllda händelser och mental ohälsa hos elitidrottare. Genom ett strategiskt bekvämlighetsurval deltog 88 elitidrottare (ålder M=17.3, SD=2.4) från södra Sverige, som representerade idrotterna fotboll (N=71) och volleyboll (N=17). Studien baserades på ett frågeformulär med följande instrument: Life Events Survey for Collegiate  Athletes (LESCA), The Athlete Received Support Questionnaire (ARSQ) och General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 12). Resultatet visade stöd för hypotesen då socialt stöd delvis modererade sambandet mellan stressfyllda händelser och symptom av mental ohälsa. Resultatet diskuterades utifrån studiens referensramar.

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  • 29.
    Andersson, Emilia
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Lindborg, Johanna
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    En kvinnokropp inom Crossfit är kunnig och stark - den har förmåga: Kvinnliga tävlande crossfit-atleters upplevelser, tankar och känslor till kroppsuppfattning och kroppsideal relaterat till sporten och tävling.2021Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of the study was to investigate competitively active female Crossfit athletes and their experience, thoughts and feelings towards body image and body ideals related to the sport and competition. In the study, a qualitative research methodology with semi-structured interviews was used. The participants in the study were eight competitively active female Crossfit athletes from Sweden in the ages 21-46 years (M=31.5, SD=8.76). The interviews lasted between 45-60 minutes and were analysed based on Braun et al. (2016) thematic analysis, where main themes and sub-themes were created. The result showed that the participants mainly experienced positive thoughts and feelings about their own body which can contribute to a positive body image. The participants in the current study considered athletic performance as more important than striving to a specific ideal. Furthermore the result showed that negative thoughts and feelings could appear regarding body ideals that are being represented in the society, where social media, which was pointed out, could have a negative effect on the participants. 

    By increasing the competence regarding body image and body ideals in the Crossfit training culture, the result can be interesting for Crossfit coaches, owners of the boxes, other practitioners and researchers. 

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  • 30.
    Andersson, Fannie
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Jansson, Oscar
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Upplevt socialt stöd under en rehabiliteringsprocess: En kvalitativ forskningsstudie på lagidrottares upplevelser av en långvarig knäskada2022Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    During a rehabilitation process, athletes can face physical and psychological challenges that can have a negative impact on their well-being. Social support has been shown through previous studies to facilitate rehabilitation for athletes as it can reduce a psychological strain in perceived stress that the injury and the situation may cause. The purpose of the study was to examine, from a psychological perspective, team athletes' experiences of a rehabilitation process, with a focus on social support. Eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with team athletes who had all undergone a rehabilitation process for a severe knee injury. The results discovered that the interviewees used various forms of social support and facilitated the psychological strain that a rehabilitation process puts. The interviewees experienced that the social support from the teammates generated a sensation of belonging to the team and had a positive effect on the motivation to maintain the rehabilitation plan. The social support that an athlete experiences during a rehabilitation process can also generate a feeling of stress that is affected based on how the individual interprets the situation. The results of the study found that a rehabilitation can be affected by the one who gives the social support and its form and can have different effects on the team athletes' result of the rehabilitation. The conclusion based on the results of the study was that a team athlete has during a rehabilitation process access to different social support and effects of who provides the support can be based on the situation and team athletes' interpretation of the situation.

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  • 31.
    Andersson, Henrik
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Brorsson, Tyra
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Sambandet mellan arbetsminneskapacitet och mental ansträngning, samt prestation vid utförandet av en fotbollsuppgift med och utan distraktion2022Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of the study was to investigate the association between working memory capacity and mental effort and performance (points and time it takes to complete the football task) when executing a football related task performed with and without a distraction. A total of 22 participants participated in the study, 11 women and 11 men. All participants were active football players. The study used an experimental design consisting of two parts. The first part consisted of a football task where the participants had to dribble a ball between five cones and then pass the ball, at a distance of 16,5 meters, into a small goal seven times and afterwards mental effort was measured with Rating Scale Mental Effort (RSME); the participants also had to do this seven times with a distraction and then mental effort was measured once again. The distraction was that they had to count from 300 backwards with three steps (300, 297, 294 and so on). The second part of the experiment consisted of measuring the participants working memory capacity using digit span forward and digit span backward tests. The result showed no significant association between working memory capacity and points, time, or mental effort with and without distraction. However, the result showed a significant difference in mental effort with and without distraction, but no significant difference in time or points with and without distraction. The results show that the athlete can compensate for irrelevant thoughts (in the form of a counting task) by using a higher mental effort and therefore maintain a good quality in the athletic performance. The results also indicate that working memory capacity is not related to how the athlete's performance is affected by the distraction.

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  • 32.
    Andersson, Linnéa
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Wifvesson, Lovisa
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Personlighet och föredraget ledarskap2021Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Developing athletes is based on the ability as a leader to create good relationships with their athletes.!An important part of creating good relationships is about being able to adapt one's attitude to the individual, depending on the individual's needs. The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between preferred leadership behaviour and personality, gender, age and type of sport (team and individual sport). Athletes N=113, 25 men and 88 females answered an online-survey containing demographic information, Leadership Scale for Sports and NEO Five-factor Inventory. Agreeableness had a positive correlation with Autocratic leadership and a negative correlation with Positive Feedback, Democratic leadership and Social support. Neuroticism had a positive correlation with Autocratic leadership and Extroversion had a negative correlation with Instructive Leadership. Women prefer Social support more than men and men prefer Democratic leadership more than women. Older people prefer Social support more than younger people. In the present study, there is no unambiguous result or distinct relationship between several individual factors, which indicates that one of the five different leadership dimensions would be more preferred over the others. The individual factors may explain certain needs of athletes, but their meaning must first be identified by both the athlete and the leader, in order to apply an appropriate behavior.

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  • 33.
    Andersson, Malin
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Dafteke, Sanna
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Det hälsofrämjande ledarskapets samband med medarbetarnas välbefinnande inom hälso- och sjukvården2014Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of this study is to see if there is a relationship between health-promoting leadership and employee’s well-being. According to the hypothesis, and with knowledge in the field, individuals with high well-being should experience health-promoting leadership. The study was conducted with quantitative method using a questionnaire survey. Study participants consisted of 63 employees from health-care in southern Sweden. Results shows that there is a correlation between health-promoting leadership and employee’s well-being at the investigated workplace. The result in our study indicates that the correlation that earlier research concluded about health-promoting leadership and well-being is confirmed. However, future research should focus on making the link between health-promoting leadership and well-being clearer to gain further understanding of how the relationship works.

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  • 34.
    Andersson, Mette
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Rydén, Matilda
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    SJÄLVKÄNSLA, PERFEKTIONISM, TÄVLINGSÄNGSLAN OCH SJÄLVFÖRTROENDE HOS TÄVLANDE IDROTTARE2012Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka sambandet mellan självkänsla, perfektionism, tävlingsängslan och självförtroende. Dessa fenomen samspelar och ger antingen positiva eller negativa utfall för atletens prestation och känslor inför tävling. Vidare var syftet att undersöka eventuella skillnader i ovan nämnda variabler mellan individuella idrottare och lagidrottare samt ta reda på om det finns några skillnader mellan könen. En enkätundersökning genomfördes med 101 deltagare från totalt sex olika sporter. Resultaten av PSPP-R visade att individuella idrottare hade högre fysiskt självvärde och global självkänsla än lagidrottarna. En möjlig förklaring till det är att det kan krävas en starkare självkänsla för att lyckas inom individuell idrott. Vidare hade lagidrottarna, enligt MPS, högre värden av oro över misstag och tvivel rörande handling. Inom lagidrotten uppstår en konkurrenssituation då hög prestation krävs för att inte ersättas av en bättre spelare, detta kan möjligen framkalla en högre oro för misstag samt tvivel. Könsskillnaden bestod i att kvinnorna hade signifikant lägre idrottskompetens, fysiskt självvärde samt global självkänsla. Få skillnader i perfektionism förutspåddes med bakgrund av tidigare forskning men en skillnad i tvivel rörande handling påfanns då kvinnor låg signifikant högre än männen. I tävlingsängslan (CSAI-2) fick kvinnorna högre poäng i både kognitiv och somatisk ängslan medan männen hade signifikant högre självförtroende. Dessa resultat kan tolkas som att det är långt kvar till jämställdhet mellan könen inom idrotten.

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  • 35.
    Andersson, Robin
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Effects of a Mobile Phone-based Mindfulness Intervention for Teachers, and how Mindfulness Trait Correlates with Stress, Wellbeing, Burnout, and Compassion2020Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
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    Abstract

    Objectives The aim of the study was to examine effects of mindfulness on stress, wellbeing, compassion and burnout, conducting a brief mobile phone-based mindfulness intervention on teachers. Methods Fifty-five teachers from private and public schools, including pre-school, elementary school, middleschool, secondary- and upper secondary school and adult education school was recruited. 25 teachers completed pre- and post-test (mindfulness, N=20, relaxation, N=5). High dropouts in control led to exclusion of this group in pre- to posttest analysis. The mindfulness treatment comprised of ten minutes of mindfulness meditation for ten sessions at a time and place convenient to the teacher. Results Findings showed that the mindfulness group significantly improved mindfulness trait, and wellbeing, a trend of increased compassion was also found. Overall stress, and teacher-specific stress decreased significantly in the mindfulness group. Burnout showed no significant differences. Correlation tests including all teachers at pre-test showed that high mindfulness trait was associated with higher compassion, wellbeing, and lower levels of stress and burnout. At post-test, high mindfulness trait was associated with higher compassion, wellbeing, and lower levels of burnout and stress, however, not teacher-specific stress. Increases in mindfulness trait from pre- to posttest was related to improvements in all five health outcomes. Conclusions This mobile phone-based mindfulness intervention showed significant improvements on several health outcomes on teachers. Findings indicate that mindfulness trait may explain the change in health outcomes. The current study argues for the need of considering teacher-specific context in digital interventions to improve adherence and preventing dropouts.

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  • 36.
    ANTONSSON, JASENKA
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    FÖRÄNDRINGSARBETE I EN IDEELL FÖRENING2010Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    I denna studie har jag undersökt vilken betydelse en omorganisation kan ha för samarbetet i en förening.

    Detta studeras med hjälp av bl.a. medarbetarsamtal/utvecklingssamtal för att eventuellt urskilja om makt, status, vänskapsband eller arbetsroller i föreningen speglar sig i kommunikationen mellan chefen och medarbetare. Studien har genomförts med utgångspunkt i medarbetarnas och styrelsemedlemmarnas uppfattning om allt från medarbetarsamtal till relationerna i föreningen. Jag har använt mig utav den kvalitativa metoden som angreppssätt. Nio intervjuer har genomförts, varav sju med medarbetarna (arbetsgruppen) och två med styrelsemedlemmar. Ur resultatet kunde jag utläsa att det efterfrågas tydlighet, förståelse, förtroende, uppföljning på medarbetarsamtal och öppenhet från både arbetsgruppen och styrelsen. Miss i kommunikationen tillskrivs den nya omorganisationen samt bristen på insyn men lika väl brist av fysisk närvaro av styrelsen i föreningens dagliga arbete. Vidare finns missnöje med de otydliga befogenheter som verkar vara en stor käpp i hjulet för hela organisationen samt bristen på en bra kommunikationsväg mellan de olika nivåerna. Hoppfullhet och tilltro finns dock till det nya arbetssättet då arbetsgruppen har fått egna kontaktpersoner i styrelsen.

     

    Analysen har diskuterats mot bakgrund av Webers mål; och värderationalitet, Goffmans regioner och Asplunds konkreta/abstrakta socialiteten.  Föreningen är en organisation byggd på värderingar och en stark föreningskultur men strävan finns idag, från styrelsens håll, att effektivisera sättet att jobba på genom bland annat nya arbetsbeskrivningar och effektivisering av bemötande gentemot medlemmarna. Risken finns att den organisatoriska förändringen tvingar fram en kulturell förändring som i sin tur riskerar att värderingar i föreningen, ”den känslan som de på golvet har förmedlat” får stå undan för det resultatorientering som styrelsen vill uppnå. I förlängning kan konsekvenserna vara att omorganisationen inte lyckats fullt ut, nära kundbemötande försvinner och den enskilda medarbetaren blir sedd som en arbetsroll, inte en konkret person.

     

    Nyckelord: Omorganisation, förståelse, förtroende, Konkret/Abstrakt socialitet, byråkrati. 

     

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  • 37.
    Armbäck, Alexander
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Bihorac, Samir
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Utvecklingssamtal i arbetslivet2013Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    The purpose of this paper was to gain knowledge about the conversation about developmental opportunities in the organization, and how a company uses it. The focus was on four different themes, purpose of the conversation about developmental opportunities in the organization, planning, execution and content, feedback. The sample consisted of six people, three employees and three managers of the company. The interviews were conducted by an interview guide, one for the employees and one for the managers. The results of the interviews showed that the conversation about developmental opportunities in the organization was used by managers to make all employees to strive in the same direction, an opportunity for employees to reconcile how their work performance is perceived by their managers, the use of a preparation model differs between managers and feedback was important. In the discussion, the authors analysed the four themes and compared them to previous research.

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  • 38.
    Arvidsson, Martin
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Karlsson, Caroline
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Socialpsykologi och hållbar utveckling: I främjandet av arbetet med hållbar utveckling och spridningen av ekologisk medvetenhet2016Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Institutions are be/e/ing urged today to bring in sustainable development as part of the education, which is the foundation for this thesis purpose. University of Halmstad established in year 2013, the Sustainable Development Committee where one of the goals is to make students and staff aware of the work. We as students have never been in contact with the concept and from there have an interest in what social psychology can contribute to the expansion of sustainable development in an institution. The essay is based on a qualitative study based on empirical material collected from interviews with members of the Commission for Sustainable Development in an institution of higher learning. The purpose of the study is to seek an understanding of the barriers and opportunities that may arise in the implementation of guidelines for sustainable development at a higher education institution. The study gives an overview of some of the barriers and opportunities that arise in its implementation. The main focus lies in the basis of our social psychological knowledge to understand the ecological importance of communication, both through text and humans and between humans. We believe that it is the communication that is the basis for coordination of actions. The thesis theoretical emphasis is found in Niklas Luhmnnas system theory, Dorothy Smiths institutional ethnography and Johan Asplunds theory of ”social responsiveness”. The results show that coordination locally is partially affected by translocal coordination and interpretation, and understanding has a significant impact on the coordination of efforts to promote ecological awareness.

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  • 39.
    Arvidsson, Susann
    et al.
    Research and Development Centre, Spenshult hospital for rheumatic diseases, Oskarström, Sweden.
    Arvidsson, Barbro
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Fridlund, Bengt
    School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden.
    Bergman, Stefan
    Research and Development Centre, Spenshult hospital for rheumatic diseases, Oskarström, Sweden.
    Feeling rested predicts good health in subjects with and without chronic musculoskeletal pain2008In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, ISSN 0003-4967, E-ISSN 1468-2060, Vol. 67, no Suppl. II, p. 552-552Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Background: Musculoskeletal pain is a public health problem and a common cause for people to seek health care. It has also been shown that people with musculoskeletal pain estimates their health-related quality of life very low compared to a pain free population. Earlier studies have primarily looked at risk factors and there are little known about health predicting factors in a general population.

    Objectives: To investigate the associations between suggested health factors and health-related quality of life at baseline and in an eight-year follow up in subjects with and without chronic musculoskeletal pain.

    Methods: A longitudinal study in a Swedish general population (N=1 849) with a postal questionnaire at baseline 1995 and at a follow up 2003. Subjects were divided into two groups, according to their response about chronic musculoskeletal pain at baseline. Health-related quality of life was assessed by the SF-36 together with suggested health factors. The associations between the dependent variables (SF-36 subscales) and the independent variables (i.e. the suggested health factors; socioeconomic status, immigrant status, emotional support, regularly exercise, sleep structure, feeling rested, smoking and alcohol habits) were estimated by OR and 95% CI calculated by multivariable logistic regressions, with adjustment for all health factors, age, sex and baseline SF-36 values.

    Results: The most consistent finding for subjects with and without chronic musculoskeletal pain at baseline and in the eight-year follow up was a statistical significant (p<0.05) better health outcome in SF-36 subscales for subjects that were feeling rested at baseline. At baseline feeling rested was associated with having a health status better than the mean score in seven SF-36 subscales for both subjects with chronic pain (OR 1.5 (95% CI 1.0-2.3) – OR 4.4 (95% CI 2.9-6.6)) and subjects without chronic pain (OR 2.6 (95% CI 1.6-4.1) – OR 4.4 (95% CI 3.0-6.5)). At the follow up feeling rested predicted a better outcome in five subscales for subjects with chronic pain (OR 1.6 (95% CI 1.0-2.4) – OR 2.2 (95% CI 1.4-3.6)) and in six subscales for subjects without chronic pain (OR 1.6 (95% CI 1.0-2.5) – OR 2.7 (95% CI 1.8-4.1)). Other factors that in some aspects predicted a better outcome were belonging to higher socioeconomic group, being an inborn Swede, having emotional support, having good sleep structure, never being or being a former smoker, and regularly drinking alcohol.

    Conclusion: ''Feeling rested'' was the most consistent factor predicting a good health outcome, both in subjects with and without chronic musculoskeletal pain, and should be attended to in health promotion work. Emotional support, sleep structure, smoking and alcoholic habits also appears to be important health factors to take into account.

  • 40.
    Arvidsson, Susann
    et al.
    Research and Development Centre, Spenshult hospital for rheumatic diseases, Oskarström, Sweden & School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden.
    Arvidsson, Barbro
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI). Gjøvik University College, Faculty of Nursing Science, Gjøvik, Norway.
    Fridlund, Bengt
    School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden.
    Bergman, Stefan
    Research and Development Centre, Spenshult hospital for rheumatic diseases, Oskarström, Sweden.
    Feeling rested predicts good health in subjects with and without chronic musculoskeletal pain2008Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 41.
    Aspeqvist, Ellinor
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    Strand, Vilda
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    ”Motorsport är det bästa jag vet - det är mitt liv”: En kvalitativ intervjustudie om svenska kvinnliga förare inom motorsporten2022Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [en]

    Whitin motorsport, women and men compete on equal terms with the same physical prerequisites. Despite this, the research in this field is deficient regarding female drivers’ experience of being active in a male-dominated sport (Kochanek et al., 2021; Matthews & Pike, 2016). The aim of the study was to examine how female drivers withinmotorsport in Sweden experience their well-being in relation to autonomy, competence, and relatedness from a self-determining perspective. The study was based on the Self-determination theory on how the satisfaction of the three psychological needs autonomy, competence, and relatedness contribute to perceived well-being and increased intrinsic motivation. The definition of well-being was adopted based on Giles et al. (2020) where the concept was divided into physical-, mental-, and social well-being. Nine female drivers within motorsport in Sweden participated in the study, the participants were between 19-29 years of age (M=23.44; SD=3.56). Every participant competed at either national or international championship level in at least one discipline within motorsport. The result showed that the participants’ experience of well-being within motorsport could be linked to the satisfaction of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. It emerged that the main motivating factor for the participants came from the joyfulness they experienced from practicing motorsport, which indicated that they were driven by intrinsic motivation. The conclusion drawn was that the satisfaction of all needs was important for the participants’ perceived well-being, where relatedness seemed to be the most vital factor. 

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  • 42.
    Assabie, Yaregal
    et al.
    Addis Ababa University, Department of Computer Science, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia .
    Bigun, Josef
    Halmstad University, School of Information Technology, Halmstad Embedded and Intelligent Systems Research (EIS), Intelligent systems (IS-lab).
    Structural and Syntactic Techniques for Recognition of Ethiopic Characters2006In: Structural, syntactic, and statistical pattern recognition joint IAPR international workshops SSPR 2006 and SPR 2006, Hong Kong, China, August 17-19, 2006 : proceedings: Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences (Volume 4109/2006), Berlin: Springer Berlin/Heidelberg, 2006, p. 118-126Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    OCR technology of Latin scripts is well advanced in comparison to other scripts. However, the available results from Latin are not always sufficient to directly adopt them for other scripts such as the Ethiopic script. In this paper, we propose a novel approach that uses structural and syntactic techniques for recognition of Ethiopic characters. We reveal that primitive structures and their spatial relationships form a unique set of patterns for each character. The relationships of primitives are represented by a special tree structure, which is also used to generate a pattern. A knowledge base of the alphabet that stores possibly occurring patterns for each character is built. Recognition is then achieved by matching the generated pattern against each pattern in the knowledge base. Structural features are extracted using direction field tensor. Experimental results are reported, and the recognition system is insensitive to variations on font types, sizes and styles.

  • 43.
    Ax, Rasmus
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Hjalmarsson, Tony
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Stress, Stressreaktioner och Copingstrategier hos Elitgolfare: En kvalitativ intervjustudie2014Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Syftet med studien var att undersöka: (1) vilka stressorer som elitgolfare exponeras för; (2) hur elitgolfare reagerar på stress samt (3) hur elitgolfare hanterar stress som uppkommer. Totalt deltog tio elitgolfare i studien, av vilka fem var kvinnor och fem var män. En semistrukturerad intervjuguide användes under personliga intervjuer. Intervjuerna analyserades genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultatet som framkom i denna studie ligger huvudsakligen i linje med den tidigare forskningen som har gjorts inom området där stressreaktioner såsom nedstämdhet och frustration var frekvent förekommande bland elitgolfarna. Vidare visade resultatet att de flesta elitgolfare som deltog i studien använde sig av två olika former av copingstrategier. Emotionsfokuserad coping där bland annat acceptans var förekommande och problemfokuserad coping där målorienterad fokusering förekom mest frekvent. De mest förekommande stressorer som elitgolfarna belyste var egna förväntningar, omgivningens förväntningar samt undermåliga förberedelser inför en tävling.  

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  • 44.
    Axelsson, Tina
    et al.
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    Ohlsson, Sandra
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
    En i gänget: En kvalitativ studie om hur olika faktorer påverkar arbetsprestationerna i en bestämd arbetsgrupp i detaljhandeln. 2010Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Syftet med uppsatsen är att utifrån en socialpsykologisk ansats se vilka faktorer som påverkar en bestämd arbetsgrupp inom detaljhandeln. Vi har båda erfarenheter från grupper inom arbetslivet vilket har bidragit till en nyfikenhet om hur individer relaterar och arbetar tillsammans med andra människor i en grupp. Uppsatsens centrala frågeställning är: Hur påverkar rollerna, sammanhållningen och kommunikationen de anställdas arbete i en specifik grupp på ett företag inom detaljhandeln? Hur påverkar chefens ledarstil gruppens gemensamma arbete?

    Studien bygger på elva semistrukturerade intervjuer som vidare har analyserats utifrån relevanta socialpsykologiska teorier. Resultatet visar att den bestämda arbetsgruppen har en sammanhållning där individernas personliga roller präglar arbetsplatsen mer än de arbetsrelaterade rollerna. Vidare är bristen på kommunikation tydlig då de anställda inte alltid är medvetna om vad yrkesrollerna kräver av dem. Saknaden av klar kommunikation och tydliga direktiv bidrar till att personalen pratar bakom ryggen på varandra samt att motivationen inte når sin fulla potential i arbetsgruppen. Därtill påverkar chefen gruppen och deras gemensamma arbetsprestationer eftersom hon på grund av sitt relationella ledarskap inte i tillräcklig utsträckning förmår att styra och utveckla gruppen.

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  • 45.
    Back, Jenny
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Health and Sport.
    Mechanisms of Exercise Dependence – A person centred approach to study the predictiveability of anxiety, obsessive passion and appearance orientation on exercise dependence2017In: Sport Psychology: Linking theory to practice / [ed] Gangyan, S., Cruz, J., & Jaenes, J.C., 2017, p. 537-538Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Exercise dependence is a maladaptive pattern of exercise with a craving for physical activity that results in extreme exercise that may generate mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. Previous research suggests that individuals with certain personality traits are more prone to develop exercise dependence. However, research on personality traits and exercise dependence is still limited. In the current study, predictive abilities of anxiety, obsessive passion and appearance orientation on exercise dependence were investigated. A longitudinal design was adopted to investigate if personality related factors could predict exercise dependence. The sample consisted of 206 regular exercisers (100 males and 106 females) from various exercise groups, sport clubs and sport science classes in Sweden (Mage = 28,5 years; SD = 9,97). The LPA (Latent Profile Analysis) showed that a model with two profiles provided best fit to the data, and that profile belonging at T1 could predict measures of exercise dependence at T2. Profile 1: “high risk exercisers” reported significantly higher levels of exercise dependence, anxiety, obsessive passion and appearance orientation compared to Profile 2: “low risk exercisers”. This study highlights factors that may characterize people who develop exercise dependence. High-risk exercisers are obsessively passionate about their training and exercise may function as a tool to cope with anxiety. If the individual for some reason is prevented from training, feelings of anxiety and guilt are often experienced. Furthermore, these individuals tend to be self-conscious about how they look and appear to other people. To them, exercise may also work as a way to achieve body ideals. The results of the current study suggest plausible mechanisms of why exercise behaviours become unhealthy and uncontrollable for some exercisers whereas others manage to remain healthy.

  • 46.
    Back, Jenny
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Health and sports.
    Profiles of Exercise Dependence – A person centred approach to study potential mechanisms2016Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
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  • 47.
    Back, Jenny
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
    TRÄNINGSBEROENDE - EN SAMBANDSSTUDIEAV POTENTIELLA MEKAN ISMER2015Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
    Abstract [sv]

    Studiens syfte var att studera träningsberoende i relation till ångest, depression, självkritik, passion, kroppstillfredsställelse och idrottsidentitet samt skillnader avseende dessa faktorer mellan individer med och utan träningsberoende. Vidare undersöktes om dessa faktorer kunde predicera träningsberoende. Datainsamling skedde via webbenkät. I studien deltog 124 individer, 62 män och 62 kvinnor. Enligt resultat på EDS-R kategoriserades 15 som träningsberoende, 100 som symptomatiska och 9 som icke träningsberoende. Resultatet visade signifikanta samband mellan träningsberoende, grad av träning, ångest, jämförande och internaliserad självkritik, harmonisk och tvångsmässig passion, AO samt idrottsidentitet. Vidare fanns skillnader mellan träningsberoende och icke träningsberoende gällande GLTEQ, regelbundenhet av fysisk aktivitet, genomsnittlig längd på träningspass, idrottslig ambitionsnivå, ångest, jämförande och internaliserad självkritik, tvångsmässig passion samt idrottsidentitet. Regressionsanalys visade att träningsmängd mätt i GLTEQ, genomsnittlig längd på träningspass, ångest, internaliserad självkritik, harmonisk och tvångsmässig passion förklarade 42 % av variansen hos variabeln träningsberoende. Sammantaget indikerade studiens resultat att träningsmängd, ångest, självkritik och passion kan vara mekanismer som är särskilt viktiga att beakta för att upptäcka, förebygga och behandla träningsberoende. Resultatet kan anses användbart exempelvis för idrottsföreningar, hälso- och träningsinstitutioner som sannolikt kommer i kontakt med träningsberoende individer. För dem kan studiens resultat ge kunskap som kan bidra till förståelse för vad träningsberoende är, hur individer i riskzonen kan upptäckas samt möjliga vägar till förebyggande och behandling. 

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  • 48.
    Back, Jenny
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI), Health and Sport.
    Who becomes exercise dependent? Exploring psychological risk factors for exercise dependence through a person centred approach2017In: Proceedings of the Nordic Sport Science Conference – ‘The Double-Edged Sword of Sport: Health Promotion Versus Unhealthy Environments’ / [ed] Hertting, K. & Johnson, U., Halmstad: Halmstad University Press, 2017, p. 65-66Conference paper (Refereed)
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  • 49.
    Baigi, Amir
    et al.
    Department of Primary Health Care, Göteborg University, Göteborg.
    Hildingh, Cathrine
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Virdhall, Helen
    Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
    Fridlund, Bengt
    Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Sense of coherence as well as social support and network as perceived by patients with a suspected or manifest myocardial infarction: a short-term follow-up study2008In: Clinical Rehabilitation, ISSN 0269-2155, E-ISSN 1477-0873, Vol. 22, no 7, p. 646-652Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Objective:

    To compare sense of coherence as well as social support and network as perceived by ischaemic heart disease patients at baseline and two weeks post-discharge in terms of age, sex, educational and marital status.

    Design:

    Multicentre study with a prospective short-term follow-up design.

    Setting:

    A university hospital, a central hospital and a district hospital in southern Sweden.

    Subjects:

    Consecutive sample of 246 patients with a suspect or manifest myocardial infarction.

    Main measures:

    The Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-R), the Medical Outcome Study (MOS) Social Support Survey and the Sense of Coherence Scale were included in a self-administered questionnaire and answered twice, together with sociodemographic variables.

    Results:

    Bivariate analyses indicated changes in social support (practical support increased in men and decreased in women; both P= 0.003) and social network (family network increased among >65 year olds; P= 0.001, men; P= 0.013, and women; P= 0.033, those with a low; P=0.017, and intermediate; P= 0.033, educational level, as well as those cohabiting; P= 0.0001), but did not reveal any difference in sense of coherence.

    Conclusions:

    Sociodemographic variables have no influence on sense of coherence but do affect social support (i.e. practical support and social network, family). Ischaemic heart disease patients' short stay in hospital implies that the network outside the hospital has to assume responsibility, but at the same time it is important for health care professionals to have sufficient knowledge to be able to support the specific needs of patients and their family members.

  • 50.
    Battochio, Randy C.
    et al.
    Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.
    Schinke, Robert J.
    Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.
    Stambulova, Natalia
    Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare, Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport (CVHI).
    Career barriers in the National Hockey League: An inductive thematic analysis of first-hand data from Canadian professional ice hockey players2019In: International Journal of Sport Psychology, ISSN 0047-0767, Vol. 50, no 5, p. 448-468Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The objectives of the study were: (a) to examine the Canadian National Hockey League (NHL) players’ internal and external barriers associated with the demands at each NHL career stage and status together with across-career barriers, and (b) to feature the Canadian NHL players’ barriers in the empirical career model. Five rookies, five veterans, and 13 retirees agreed to participate in conversational interviews before their transcripts underwent an interpretive thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2012). Prospects face draft year pressure and team camp anxiety. Rookies and sophomores deal with insecurity with teammates and roster spot uncertainty. Prime veterans have to manage ruminating over missed chances while seasoned veterans struggled with social connections. Across career stages and statuses, NHL players deal with career threatening injuries and conflicts with head coach. After discussing how these results contribute to the empirical career model of Canadian NHL players and also extend the career transition and maladaptation literatures, delimitations and future directions are proposed for sport psychology researchers. 

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