Dissertation/ Thesis
Mental Health and Elite Women Footballers in England: Tensions and Challenges in a Time of Transition
| العنوان: | Mental Health and Elite Women Footballers in England: Tensions and Challenges in a Time of Transition |
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| المؤلفون: | Perry, Carly Young |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | University of Central Lancashire: CLOK - Central Lancashire Online Knowledge |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | C813 - Sport psychology, C848 - Psychology of mental health |
| الوصف: | Change in the English women’s professional game has accelerated significantly over the past several years. Developments include the introduction of the first fully-professional women’s league, increased financial and commercial investment, and heightened media interest in both the game and its players (Culvin, 2019). Despite the positive conversation that surrounds these shifts, Culvin (2019) identified that elite women footballers encounter financial instability, limited post-career playing options, lack of women-specific workplace policies, and inconsistent physical and mental health support. In turn, Culvin (2019) called for further research specifically focused on the mental health of this population. Similar calls have since been echoed by players, academics, the UK government and wider sporting stakeholders. In response, this thesis—a first-of-its-kind—explores mental health and elite women footballers in the top two tiers of women’s football in England, the Women’s Super League (WSL) and the Women’s Championship (WC). Using four studies, this project sought to advance understandings of mental health challenges concerning elite women footballers in England and explore the support available to players, providing empirically driven recommendations for practice and policy. Study One—a scoping review—investigated research concerning elite women athletes and mental health and mental illness. Findings from this review provided critical insight into the methods, theories, and focuses of research with this population, and informed subsequent studies in the thesis. Study Two attained prevalence rates of mental ill-health symptoms and help-seeking intentions in elite women footballers in England (WSL=63; WC=52). Study Three involved 21 interviews with elite women footballers (WSL= 8, WC=13) and explored their lived experiences with mental health, specifically in relation to their football context. The final study in this thesis—Study Four—included interviews with players and support staff working in WSL and WC ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | thesis |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf; application/msword |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/39129/1/PERRY,%20CARLY_PhD_ThesisSubmission%20July%202024.pdf; https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/39129/2/PERRY,%20CARLY%20Thesis%20Submission%20Form%20Sept%202020.docx; Perry, Carly Young (2024) Mental Health and Elite Women Footballers in England: Tensions and Challenges in a Time of Transition. Doctoral thesis, University of Central Lancashire. |
| DOI: | 10.17030/uclan.thesis.00039129 |
| الاتاحة: | https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/39129/ https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/39129/1/PERRY,%20CARLY_PhD_ThesisSubmission%20July%202024.pdf https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/39129/2/PERRY,%20CARLY%20Thesis%20Submission%20Form%20Sept%202020.docx https://doi.org/10.17030/uclan.thesis.00039129 |
| Rights: | cc_by_nc_4 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.1AFAA585 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.17030/uclan.thesis.00039129 |
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