Assessing the prevalence, sources and selective antecedents of organizational stressors among elite football players and coaches in the Ghana premier league: Empirical evidence for applied practice
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Globally, job-related stress has been classified as a health epidemic which is common among many individuals across diverse populations. Despite this established knowledge, research has primarily focused on the general population and among health workers. Therefore, understanding stress related experiences in the context of professional sport would help design appropriate stress management interventions for effective coping. The overarching aim of this research was to assess occupational stress related experiences among players and coaches in the Ghana premier league. The study sought to assess: (1) the prevalence and sources of stressors among players and coaches, and (2) how age and years of experience influenced the stressors they experienced. Using a census survey, 44 premier league coaches and 424 players who were officially registered by 17 premier league clubs completed the intensity dimension of the Organizational Stressor Indicator for Sport Performers which has 5 subscales namely: Goals and Development, Logistics and Operations, Team and Culture, Coaching and Selection. Descriptive statistics (means and standard deviation) and multivariate analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that stressors were prevalent among football players and coaches, with these being significantly more dominant among coaches, p < 0.001. Selection was identified as the most predominant stressor for coaches (i.e., selecting players to play) and players (i.e., being selected). Age and experience were found not to be significant predictors of stressors for players and coaches in Ghana. Findings suggest that generally, stressors are common among football players and coaches, especially on issues related to selection. Sport psychologists and team managers in the various premier league clubs should incorporate appropriate interventions (e.g., stress inoculation training) aimed at providing adequate psychological support to promote players' and coaches' wellbeing.
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Elite-level coaches encounter organisational challenges including long working hours, job insecurity, media scrutiny, and pressures to satisfy board/management expectations.
“On top of performance pressures, elite-level coaches also encounter multiple organisational challenges, including long working hours, job insecurity, media scrutiny and pressures to satisfy board/management expectations [1, 6–9].”
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- Authors
- Srem-Sai, M., Hagan, J. E., Ogum, P. N., & Schack, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Hagan, John Elvis
- ORCID
- Hagan, John Elvis
- Venue
- Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2022-07-28
- Volume
- 4
- Pages
- 938619-938619
- ISSN
- 2624-9367 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9366118
- OpenAlex
- W4288431924
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 61
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2
- FWCI
- 3.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Greater South Information System
- Funders
- Universität Bielefeld
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Keywords
- occupational stress, organizational stressors, football players, football coaches, player selection, stress management interventions, stress inoculation training, professional sports
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