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Group Memberships are Important for Well-being and Performance in Elite
Cricket
Jodie Green
Sport, Leisure and Tourism Showcase Event23rd April, London
PhD Partnership
• England and Wales Cricket Board.
• Titled - “The Development and Validation of a Psychological Profiling System for Elite Cricket Players”.
• Researcher: Jodie Green.Supervisors: Dr Tim Rees & Dr Kim Peters.
• Positive impact of social connectedness on health and well-being.
“As a rough rule of thumb, if you belong to no groups but decide to join one, you cut your risk of dying over the next year in half.” (Putnam, 2000, p.331).
• Group memberships are also important for:– Health and well-being.– Adjusting to life transitions.
Social Connectedness, Health, and Well-being
• The more groups players were members of before the programme transition, the more likely they were to: – (a) maintain those group memberships after the transition, – (b) identify with the new group and other group members, – (c) maintain their psychological well-being, and – (d) maintain their performance.
Research Hypotheses
Multiple Group Memberships
Well-being
Performance
Programme Transition
• 2 correlational studies.
• Questionnaires.
• Convenience sampling.
• 127 cricketers:– 110 male and 17 female.– 14-19 years old (M = 16.32, SD = .87 years).
• Players and Coaches from:– England Development Programme and County Academy Programme (Study 1).– Cricket Talent Testing (Study 2).
Methodology
Results
• Group memberships are important for mental health and well-being in elite cricket.
• Predictor of adjustment to change following cricket programme transitions.
• Psychological resource.
• “Best not to have all your eggs in one basket in case misfortune strikes.” (Jetten et al., 2009; p. 29).
Implications
Thank you – Any questions?
• Research presented here was conducted during an ESRC Studentship under its Capacity Building Clusters Award (RES-187-24-0002) in partnership with England and Wales Cricket Board.
• For more information about this project and the work of the Centre for Sport, Leisure and Tourism research, see www.ex.ac.uk/slt.
• Jodie Green, [email protected], +44 7990 587661