and specific environments in which SPPs operate were not accounted for. Subsequently, researchers have taken steps to explore and develop a profession-specific conceptualization of ProQOL in the guise of Sport Psychology Professional Quality of Life (SP-PQL; Quartiroli et al., 2019a ). Based on a
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An Exploration of Sport Psychology Professional Quality of Life in British Neophyte Practitioners
Daniel R.F. Martin, Alessandro Quartiroli, and Christopher R.D. Wagstaff
The Multifaceted Meaning of Sport Psychology Professional Quality of Life
Alessandro Quartiroli, Edward F. Etzel, Sharon M. Knight, and Rebecca A. Zakrajsek
(e.g., psychologists, counselors, social workers). Meeting client needs, for example, may entail that sport psychology professionals travel extensively and work unusually long hours, at atypical times, sometimes during brief encounters, and often in field locations rather than office settings
Culturally Competent Sport Psychology: A Survey of Sport Psychology Professionals’ Perception of Cultural Competence
Alessandro Quartiroli, Justine Vosloo, Leslee Fisher, and Robert Schinke
, understanding cultural diversity is a challenge frequently encountered by sport psychology professionals (SPPs), compounded by the globalization of sport, which has led to an increased interaction of practitioners, clients, and contexts from a variety of cultural backgrounds ( Ryba, Stambulova, Si, & Schinke
Fostering and Sustaining Sport Psychology Professional Quality of Life: The Perspectives of Senior-Level, Experienced Sport Psychology Practitioners
Alessandro Quartiroli, Sharon M. Knight, Edward F. Etzel, and Rebecca A. Zakrajsek
practice. Recently, Quartiroli, Etzel, Knight, and Zakraisek ( in press ) explored how SPPs conceptualized and experienced their professional quality of life. Findings from the study yielded a novel conceptualization of sport psychology professional quality of life (SP-PQL) as encompassing five different
Identifying Predictors of Burnout and Health of Certified Mental Performance Consultants
Anthony Magdaleno and Barbara B. Meyer
( Oglesby et al., 2020 ). Specific to the profession of sport and performance psychology, qualitative researchers have reported that sport psychology professionals experience a range of organizational stressors (e.g., a high workload within the profession; Fletcher et al., 2011 ) and commonly experience
A Novel Exploration of Occupational Recovery in Certified Mental Performance Consultants
Anthony Magdaleno and Barbara B. Meyer
( Wagstaff, 2019 ), including sport psychology professionals. For example, researchers have reported that sport psychology professionals experience a variety of organizational stressors (e.g., holding multiple roles) that can impair job performance (e.g., a high workload in one role can impinge on time spent
Athletic Trainers’ Perspectives on Sport Psychology: Professional Roles, Training, and Referrals
Joey Ramaeker and Trent A. Petrie
We explored athletic trainers’ (ATs) beliefs regarding the roles of fellow ATs and sport psychologists (SPs) when working with athletes, and assessed where ATs’ typically refer athletes with psychological concerns. ATs’ beliefs and referral preferences across three hypothetical sport performance scenarios also were evaluated. ATs viewed aiding athletes’ psychological recovery from injury as their most acceptable role followed by teaching mental skills and counseling regarding personal issues. ATs rated SPs’ roles similarly. Regarding the scenarios, ATs were most likely to refer to a SP when performance was affected by mental factors. Considering performance difficulties attributed to interpersonal concerns, ATs were most likely to refer to a counselor. When recovering from physical injury, ATs viewed referring to a sport psychologist and assisting on their own as equally viable options. ATs’ views regarding their roles and referral preferences likely reflect educational and clinical experiences. Collaboration between athletic training and sport psychology professional organizations and individual professionals is warranted to enhance athlete care.
The Efforts of Sport Psychology Professionals to Assist Sport Administrators in Evaluating Youth Sport Programs
Susumu Iwasaki and Mary D. Fry
This study highlights how sport psychology professionals can assist sport administrators in evaluating and strengthening youth sport programs. A sport psychology research team provided expertise to two sport administrators to develop a survey to examine their athletes’ experiences participating in the programs. The study examines the relationship between athletes’ perceptions of the climate (caring, task, and ego involving) to their intrinsic motivation, caring behaviors, and future intention to participate in the sport. Volleyball clinic (Sample 1: N = 71) and basketball summer camp (Sample 2: N = 138) participants completed the survey. Canonical correlation analyses for each sample revealed one significant function indicating that the athletes’ perceptions of a caring/task-involving climate, along with low perceptions of an ego-involving climate, were associated with higher levels of intrinsic motivation, caring behaviors, and future desire to participate. Sport administrators can use this information for coach training, parent education and overall program evaluation.
Multicultural Training and Awareness Among Sport Psychology Practitioners
Rena M.G. Curvey, Shannon C. White, Emily A. Murphy, Travis R. Scheadler, Myles T. Englis, Laura L. Phelps, and Candice N. Hargons
Over the last few decades, sport psychology has gained tremendous popularity in the United States ( Sly et al., 2020 ). Due to its growing popularity, sport psychologists and sport psychology professionals are being employed at higher rates in a variety of settings (e.g., professional sport teams
Hope for a Better Future in an Uncertain Present: A Social Justice Reflection in Sport Psychology
Bernadette “Bernie” Compton
cover topics in social justice? In what department were they located? 3. What type of activities or assists would help you learn best about incorporating social justice in sport psychology? 4. Who can you turn to as a mentor for social justice and sport psychology? As sport psychology professionals, we
