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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.
Author(s): Martin DRF, Quartiroli A, Wagstaff CRD
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: The Sport Psychologist
Year: 2021
Volume: 35
Issue: 4
Pages: 329-339
Online publication date: 16/11/2021
Acceptance date: 04/10/2021
ISSN (print): 0888-4781
ISSN (electronic): 1543-2793
Publisher: Human Kinetics
URL: https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2021-0062
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.2021-0062
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