TY - JOUR
T1 - An exploration of sport psychology professional quality of life in British neophyte practitioners
AU - Martin, Daniel R. F.
AU - Quartiroli, Alessandro
AU - Wagstaff, Christopher R. D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Human Kinetics, Inc.
PY - 2021/12/1
Y1 - 2021/12/1
N2 - Scholars have noted the importance of helping professionals' work experiences through the exploration of Professional Quality of Life. Due to the unique experiences of sport psychology professionals, a sport psychology specific equivalent of the construct, the Sport Psychology Professional Quality of Life (SP-PQL), has recently been developed based on the experience of senior and experienced sport psychology professionals, yet researchers have not accounted for the experiences of neophytes. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 14 neophyte sport psychology professionals with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of how they conceptualize, experience, and manage their SP-PQL. The data offer novel insights regarding neophyte's conceptualizations of SP-PQL as well as the barriers and facilitators toward their SP-PQL. We conclude that greater emphasis on SP-PQL is required within British sport psychology development pathways, outlining considerations for educators, such as the provision of educational resources and curricula to better inform and support future neophyte's SP-PQL.
AB - Scholars have noted the importance of helping professionals' work experiences through the exploration of Professional Quality of Life. Due to the unique experiences of sport psychology professionals, a sport psychology specific equivalent of the construct, the Sport Psychology Professional Quality of Life (SP-PQL), has recently been developed based on the experience of senior and experienced sport psychology professionals, yet researchers have not accounted for the experiences of neophytes. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 14 neophyte sport psychology professionals with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of how they conceptualize, experience, and manage their SP-PQL. The data offer novel insights regarding neophyte's conceptualizations of SP-PQL as well as the barriers and facilitators toward their SP-PQL. We conclude that greater emphasis on SP-PQL is required within British sport psychology development pathways, outlining considerations for educators, such as the provision of educational resources and curricula to better inform and support future neophyte's SP-PQL.
KW - effective practice
KW - ethical practice
KW - neophyte development
KW - professional experiences
KW - professional sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127376652&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1123/tsp.2021-0062
DO - 10.1123/tsp.2021-0062
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85127376652
SN - 0888-4781
VL - 35
SP - 329
EP - 339
JO - Sport Psychologist
JF - Sport Psychologist
IS - 4
ER -