The balancing act of combining school and football in the transition from a non-professional club into junior-elite academy football

Football players in the transition from junior-to-senior are usually involved in dual careers, combining school and football – a process that makes them dependent on a holistic talent-development journey. The aim of the current study was to describe how male junior elite football players (N=10; 5=living at home, 5=living away from home) perceived stressors in the transition from a non-professional club into a junior elite academy. Furthermore, the school transition (between lower- and upper-secondary school) and social transition (based on the school and football transitions) as a consequence of the football transition into academy football. Based on Wylleman and Lavallee’s (2004) and Stambulova’s (2003) models, the data were analysed based on the following three levels in the transitions: athletic, academic - and psycho-social. The main perceived stressors in the football transition (athletic level) were new performance demands, which impacted them both physically (e.g., quality of training) and psychologically (e.g., self-esteem and well-being). Perceived stressors in the school transition (academic level) were related to increased academic workload and expectations, and academic achievement. Perceived stressors related to the social transition (psycho-social level) among the players that have chosen to live away from home were new roommates and doing more housework, even though they adapted quickly to the new requirements. Both groups highlighted the importance of having a social network (friends, leisure activity) outside of football, so they got to relax and not always think about football or school. The study findings suggest that maintaining dual careers introduces stressors for most players – independent of living at home or away from home.

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Case Studies in the Culture of Professional Football Players and Mental Welfare and Wellbeing

International Perspectives in Values-Based Mental Health Practice ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-47852-0_38 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 325-329

Author(s):

Michael Bennett

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Qualitative Research ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Personal Experience ◽

Well Being ◽

Football Players ◽

Professional Football ◽

The Social ◽

Health And Well Being

AbstractThis chapter draws on the author’s personal experience together with the findings from his qualitative research, to explore the cultural values driving problems of mental health and well-being among professional footballers. The study makes explicit the way in which players are expected to hide their experiences of being objectified—of being subject to gendered, racialised and other forms of dehumanisation—and denied a legitimate lived experience, an authentic heard voice. The chapter illustrates the importance in values-based practice of knowledge of values gained as in this instance by way of qualitative methods from the social sciences being used to fill out knowledge derived from individual personal experience.

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Crafting Well-Being: Meanings and Intentions of Stay-at-Home Mothers' Craft-Based Leisure Activity

Leisure Sciences ◽

10.1080/01490400.2017.1325801 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 40 (6) ◽

pp. 617-633 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sinikka Pöllänen ◽

Laura Voutilainen

Keyword(s):

Leisure Activity ◽

Well Being ◽

At Home

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A participação de crianças com a Síndrome Congênita do Zika Vírus: intercessões entre o modelo bioecológico e a funcionalidade humana

Praxis Educativa ◽

10.5212/praxeduc.v.16.17383.017 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Miriam Ribeiro Calheiros de Sá ◽

Márcia Denise Pletsch

Keyword(s):

Zika Virus ◽

Well Being ◽

World Health ◽

Daily Care ◽

Systemic Theory ◽

The Social ◽

Health Organization ◽

Educational Inclusion ◽

At Home

This article presents results of the participation and functionality of children with multiple disabilities due to Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome in activities performed at home. The qualitative research was carried out in Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To collect information, we used the instrument Participation and Environment - Children and Youth (PEM-CY). The data were analyzed based on the references of the bioecological and systemic theory of human development by Uri Bronfenbrenner, in dialogue with the perspective of human functionality of the World Health Organization. The results showed that mothers are not only the main responsible for the daily care of children at home, but also develop different strategies to expand the participation and functionality of the child in daily activities, being, therefore, protagonists of the social and educational inclusion. They also indicated the need for intersectoral programs and actions to favor the development of these children and improve the quality of life and their well-being.

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Features of the social and built environment that contribute to the well-being of people with dementia who live at home: A scoping review

Health & Place ◽

10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102483 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 67 ◽

pp. 102483

Author(s):

Jodi Sturge ◽

Susanna Nordin ◽

Divya Sussana Patil ◽

Allyson Jones ◽

France Légaré ◽

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Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Well Being ◽

People With Dementia ◽

The Social ◽

At Home

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The social well-being of second-generation Turks in two Austrian cities

MIGRATION LETTERS ◽

10.33182/ml.v11i3.225 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 300-315 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Philipp Schnell

Keyword(s):

Social Inclusion ◽

Second Generation ◽

Daily Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Substantial Proportion ◽

Austrian Society ◽

Turkish Immigrants ◽

The Social ◽

At Home

The most recent Austrian Integration Report indicates that a substantial proportion of Turkish immigrants do not feel at home in Austria. Whether these lower levels of social well-being also apply to the Turkish first, second or follow-up generations in Austria is uncertain. This article aims to fill this gap by asking how the Turkish second generation perceives their social inclusion into Austrian society. Results based on the TIES survey reveal that social well-being is largely determined by immigrants’ socio-economic achievements as well as by experiences of discrimination in their educational and occupational trajectories and daily life. Intergenerational progress is also found to be positively related with social well-being but at a much lower level.

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SHARENTING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: YAY OR NAY

International Journal of Law, Government and Communication ◽

10.35631/ijlgc.6220015 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (22) ◽

pp. 159-167

Author(s):

Aima Nabila Muhammad Azhar ◽

Anis Shuhaiza Md Salleh

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Movement Control ◽

Well Being ◽

Dominant Form ◽

The Social ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Response Measures ◽

Control Order ◽

At Home

In this 21st century, social media has taken over as a dominant form of social interaction and the recent COVID-19 quarantine or ‘stay at home’ during Movement Control Order (MCO) has left many even more dependent on social media to stay in touch with family, friends and the outside world. Many parents are unaware of the risks associated with excessive sharing of detailed information about their children online and that oversharing information about children on social media poses immediate and long-term risks to the children’s physical safety, online privacy, and emotional well-being. Thus, it is critical for parents to understand these risks and realize that their children’s right to privacy and safety supersedes the benefits of sharenting. By using a qualitative analysis on library-based sources, the objective of this study is to determine whether the COVID-19 response measures of MCO altered the practice of sharenting by parents. This study will be focusing on the type or content of sharing by parents of the images, videos, stories, and daily activities of their children throughout the quarantine period and the possible future implications to the children. Further, this study intends to understand the effect of ‘pranks’ played on the children to record their reaction which is trending in social media during the said quarantine period. The study concludes that since it is hard to disapprove of sharenting in today’s advancement of technology and the existence of various social media platforms, parents should always keep in mind the adverse effects of sharenting. Instead, the parents are best to value the quarantine time at home with the children with only minimal and suitable sharing to the social media for the safety and privacy of the children.

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Leisure Activities and the Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults in Croatia

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000179 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 31-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovčan ◽

Tihana Brkljačić ◽

Zvjezdana Prizmić Larsen ◽

Andreja Brajša-Žganec ◽

Renata Franc

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Leisure Activities ◽

Leisure Activity ◽

Later Life ◽

Perceived Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Financial Status

Abstract. Research shows that engagement in leisure activities promotes well-being among older adults. The objective of the current study was to examine the relationship between subjective well-being (flourishing) and leisure activities (total number of different activities in the previous year) in a sample of older adults in Croatia, thereby considering the variables of sex, marital status, financial status, and self-perceived health. The differences in the examined variables between the groups of older adults who reported to be engaged in new activities with those who did not were also examined. The sample of N = 169 older adults aged 60 years and above was drawn from a convenience sample of adult internet users in Croatia. Participants reported their self-perceived health and the number of leisure activities they engaged in over the previous year as well as completing the Flourishing Scale. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that older adults who were engaged in more various leisure activities, who perceived better financial status, and who were married reported higher levels of flourishing. A comparison of the two groups of older adults with and without engagement in leisure activities showed that those engaged in at least one leisure activity were more likely to be women, reported higher levels of flourishing, and perceived their own financial status as better. This study indicated that engaging in leisure activities in later life might provide beneficial effects for the well-being of older adults.

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