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An Exploration of Athletes’ Views on Their Adherence to Physiotherapy Rehabilitation After Sport Injury

Andy Marshall, Maggie Donovan-Hall, and Steve Ryall

Objective:

To explore athletes’ perceptions of the factors that they feel may affect their adherence to a physiotherapy intervention.

Design:

A qualitative design using semistructured interviews.

Setting:

Participants were interviewed at home or their athletic club.

Participants:

8 participants, 5 men and 3 women with a mean age of 30.4 y.

Results:

Thematic analysis revealed 2 main categories of themes. The first relates to the athlete’s perceptions of factors affecting his or her own adherence, with themes including the impact of injury, justification of adherence, and strategies used by the patient. The second relates to perceptions of the physiotherapist’s impact on adherence, with themes relating to characteristics of and strategies used by the physiotherapist.

Conclusions:

Findings demonstrate the importance of exploring patients’ perceptions of adherence. A number of factors that affect adherence are identified, and strategies that may enhance adherence suggested.

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In Journal of Sport Rehabilitation Volume 21 (2012): Issue 1 (Jan 2012)

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Ticket and Sponsorship Sales: Student Perceptions of Learning Through Revenue Generation Projects

Elizabeth A. Wanless, Ryan M. Brewer, James E. Johnson, and Lawrence W. Judge

To prepare students for employment in sport, many sport management programs involve students in revenue generation activities, such as ticket or sponsorship sales. Literature evaluating student perceptions of this specific type of experiential learning remains sparse. This constructivist qualitative study evaluated student perceptions of learning from two courses containing experiential revenue generation projects. Data were gathered via structured-question electronic survey. Fifty-one of 60 students participated. Results generally supported previous research conclusions; conducting experiential learning projects increases skill and professional development and offers a realistic career preview but demands significant time commitment. Important contradictions, however, were present in comparison with past literature. The unique nature of sales-based projects involving students in ticket sales and sponsorship sales served as a platform for students to develop critically important interpersonal skills. This benefit was not identified in studies evaluating experiential learning opportunities that did not contain a sales-based component.

Cover Sport Management Education Journal

In Sport Management Education Journal Volume 10 (2016): Issue 2 (Jan 2016)

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Exploring Student Perceptions of Sales: A Case Study of a Sport-Sales Course

Liz A. Sattler and Clinton Warren

Sales pedagogy and student perceptions of sales have long been studied in business programs across college campuses. While sales pedagogy is a growing content area for sport management programs, it continues to be an area in the field in need of further understanding. The purpose of this study was to explore student perceptions of sales throughout a 16-week course. A qualitative case study methodology was used to develop a rich description of how sport management students perceive sales as a content area, and as a potential profession in the sport industry. Analysis of the themes indicates that throughout the course of the semester, students developed more holistic perceptions of sales, viewed sales as a necessary skill for many jobs in the sport industry, and were more open to a sales job as an entryway into the sport industry.

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In Sport Management Education Journal Volume 10 (2016): Issue 2 (Jan 2016)

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Understanding the Accuracy of Parental Perceptions of Child Physical Activity: A Mixed Methods Analysis

Joanna M. Kesten, Russ Jago, Simon J. Sebire, Mark J. Edwards, Laura Pool, Jesmond Zahra, and Janice L. Thompson

Background:

Interventions to increase children’s physical activity (PA) have achieved limited success. This may be attributed to inaccurate parental perceptions of their children’s PA and a lack of recognition of a need to change activity levels.

Methods:

Fifty-three parents participated in semistructured interviews to determine perceptions of child PA. Perceptions were compared with children’s measured MVPA (classified as meeting or not meeting UK guidelines) to produce 3 categories: “accurate,” “over-estimate,” and “under-estimate.” Deductive content analysis was performed to understand the accuracy of parental perceptions.

Results:

All parents of children meeting the PA guidelines accurately perceived their child’s PA; while the majority of parents whose child did not meet the guidelines overestimated their PA. Most parents were unconcerned about their child’s PA level, viewing them as naturally active and willing to be active. Qualitative explanations for perceptions of insufficient activity included children having health problems and preferences for inactive pursuits, and parents having difficulty facilitating PA in poor weather and not always observing their child’s PA level. Social comparisons also influenced parental perceptions.

Conclusions:

Strategies to improve parental awareness of child PA are needed. Perceptions of child PA may be informed by child “busyness,” being unaware of activity levels, and social comparisons.

Cover Journal of Physical Activity and Health

In Journal of Physical Activity and Health Volume 12 (2015): Issue 12 (Dec 2015)

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“The Best Teacher Is Also a Student”: Improving Qualitative Research Literacy by Learning From My Mistakes

Larena Hoeber

how I think about and use qualitative research methodologies. How can I do qualitative research better? And, in turn, how can I contribute to improving qualitative research literacy in sport management, based on what I have learned? My first formal introduction to qualitative research paradigms was in

Cover Journal of Sport Management

In Journal of Sport Management Volume 37 (2023): Issue 3 (May 2023)

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Exploring “Sledging” and Interpersonal Emotion-Regulation Strategies in Professional Cricket

Paul A. Davis, Louise Davis, Samuel Wills, Ralph Appleby, and Arne Nieuwenhuys

.e., interpersonal emotion regulation; see Friesen et al., 2013 , for a review), very few studies have explored athletes’ strategic attempts at regulating the emotions of their opponents. In light of developments in sport emotion research and the acknowledged gaps in the literature, the current study presents a qualitative

Cover The Sport Psychologist

In The Sport Psychologist Volume 32 (2018): Issue 2 (Jun 2018)

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The Unheard Partner in Adapted Physical Activity Community Service Learning

Rebecca T. Marsh Naturkach and Donna L. Goodwin

relabeling of superordinate themes. Finally, inserting the phenomenological supported the superordinate themes. The conceptual framework of relational ethics was used to bring meaning to the interpretation of the participants’ experiences ( Bergum & Dossetor, 2005 ). Qualitative Rigor The recommended

Cover Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

In Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly Volume 36 (2019): Issue 2 (Apr 2019)

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Using Critical Incident Technique to Investigate Anxiety in Physical Activity Settings

Timothy M. Dasinger and Melinda A. Solmon

students from participating in physical activity in their leisure time. One way to gain a better understanding of anxiety-inducing events and their consequences in various physical activity settings is to use the critical incident technique (CIT). The CIT is a qualitative method developed by Flanagan

Cover Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

In Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology Volume 43 (2021): Issue 2 (Apr 2021)

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Extreme Sport, Identity, and Well-Being: A Case Study and Narrative Approach to Elite Skyrunning

Kerry R. McGannon, Lara Pomerleau-Fontaine, and Jenny McMahon

inability to have close relationships with others ( Woodman, Hardy, Barlow, & Le Scanff, 2010 ). At the other end of the health continuum, qualitative researchers in leisure studies and sport psychology have shown that extreme-sport participation enhances mental health and well-being ( Brymer & Schweitzer

Cover Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology

In Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology Volume 4 (2020): Issue S1 (Jan 2020): Athlete Mental Health

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Advocating for Implementation of the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity: Challenges and Support Requirements

Joey Murphy, Karen Milton, Matthew Mclaughlin, Trevor Shilton, Gabriella M. McLoughlin, Lindsey J. Reece, Jacqueline L. Mair, Artur Direito, Katharina E. Kariippanon, Kelly J. Mackenzie, Myrto F. Mavilidi, Erin M. Shellington, Masamitsu Kamada, Leonie Heron, Edtna Jauregui, Chalchisa Abdeta, Ilaria Pina, Ryan Pinto, and Rachel Sutherland

Analysis To analyze the closed and open responses collected through the survey, a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches was used. The World Bank country classification 20 and participants reported country of residence were used to categorize responses into LIC, LMIC, UMIC, and HIC. SPSS

Cover Journal of Physical Activity and Health

In Journal of Physical Activity and Health Volume 20 (2023): Issue 1 (Jan 2023)