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    Psychological stress and psychological well-being among sports coaches: a meta-synthesis of the qualitative research evidence

    Potts, AJ, Didymus, FF and Kaiseler, M ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7931-4584 (2023) Psychological stress and psychological well-being among sports coaches: a meta-synthesis of the qualitative research evidence. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 16 (1). pp. 554-583. ISSN 1750-984X

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    Approximately 200,000 coaches cease coaching each year in the United Kingdom alone. The reasons for this dropout are not fully understood, but they could be linked to the stressful nature of coaching and the potential for this to impede health and psychological well-being (PWB). The aim of this meta-synthesis is to systematically search for and draw together the qualitative research evidence on coaches’ experiences of stressors, primary appraisals, emotions, coping, and PWB. Using a rigorous and systematic search protocol, 11 studies were identified, assessed for research quality, and synthesized thematically to generate new insight. The findings highlight the plethora of stressors that coaches can experience, the impact of coaches’ appraisals on PWB, and the coping families that coaches can use to foster adaptation. In doing so, the meta-synthesis deepens our understanding of coaches’ stress transactions and their experiences of PWB. There is a significant lack of qualitative research evidence on coaches’ appraisals and PWB. Qualitative and or longitudinal research is warranted to develop knowledge in these areas. Such research should be used to develop interventions that are applicable to different coaching populations (e.g. working parents and part-time coaches) to help minimize stressors, facilitate positive appraisals and emotions, and foster PWB.

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