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Stevens M, Cruwys T, Olive L, Rice S. Understanding and Improving Athlete Mental Health: A Social Identity Approach. Sports Med 2024; 54:837-853. [PMID: 38407748 PMCID: PMC11052891 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-024-01996-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
Abstract
Understanding and positively influencing athlete mental health have become key goals for researchers and sporting stakeholders (e.g. coaches, support staff, clubs and governing bodies). In this article, we outline a novel perspective for tackling these challenges, drawing on an influential theory of group processes. This social identity approach can, we argue, help explain when and why the characteristics and demands of sport, which is typically a collective endeavour, pose a threat to athlete mental health and provide a guiding framework for efforts to protect and enhance athlete mental health. Here, we seek to illustrate the value of a social identity analysis of athlete mental health through three key points that speak to its analytical and practical value. Specifically, we propose: (1) that social identities can act as psychological resources that support athlete mental health, (2) that social identities are critical to athlete mental health during and after sporting transitions and (3) that leadership informed by a social identity approach can facilitate athlete mental health. With a view to maximising the value of our analysis both for those working with athletes and for researchers, we also identify practical steps that relevant stakeholders could take to support athlete mental health, and key avenues for future research to further test our propositions and advance understanding. Our analysis provides a new lens through which all those invested in understanding and supporting athlete mental health can approach these challenges, and a foundation for novel solutions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mark Stevens
- School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.
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- School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia
- IMPACT Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia
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- Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Elite Sports and Mental Health, Orygen, 35 Poplar Road, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Khizar HMU, Tareen AK, Mohelska H, Arif F, Hanaysha JR, Akhtar U. Bad bosses and despotism at workplace: A systematic review of the despotic leadership literature. Heliyon 2023; 9:e19535. [PMID: 37809469 PMCID: PMC10558718 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Over the years, the concept of despotic leadership (DL) has emerged as a hot topic in academic and professional debates on leadership. To this end, this study aims to synthesize existing literature on despotic leadership in business management scholarship. We utilize a systematic literature review technique to systematically identify, select, and evaluate existing scholarly publications on despotic leadership to highlight emerging topics, theories, and the consequences of despotic leadership at the workplace. In addition, we also provide a set of specific research questions for advancements of DL in management and leadership research as well as to clarify its conceptual and operationalization ambiguities. The findings of this review are categorized as follows, i) theory and conceptualization of DL, ii) state-of-the-art research profiling, iii) key thematic areas, and iv) future agenda. The key implications of this review for theory and practice are discussed.
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- Institute of Business Management & Administrative Sciences, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Management, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- University of Management and Technology, Lahore USA
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- School of Business, Skyline University College, Sharjah 1797, United Arab Emirates
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Mehmood S, Jabeen R, Khan MA, Khan MA, Gavurova B, Oláh J. Impact of despotic leadership and workplace incivility on innovative work behavior of employees: Application of mediation-moderation model. Heliyon 2023; 9:e19673. [PMID: 37809608 PMCID: PMC10558936 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Innovative Work Behavior (IWB) of employees is one of the essential requirements for organizations to excel in competition in today's dynamic world. Nowadays, organizations can keep the current pace through competitive advantage. But to acquire competitive advantage, employees must be creative and innovative in their work-related behaviors. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan are suffering several challenges in this regard. Therefore, current study is designed to examine the role of negative events and negative leadership on the IWB of the employees with mediating role of Psychological Well-being (PsyWB). Further, the moderating role of Perceived Organizational Support (POS) has also been tested. The negative event used in current research is Workplace Incivility (WPI) and Despotic Leadership (DL) from the negative leadership styles examined. Results of the current study showed that the presence of WPI and DL in organizations damage the IWB of employees as they harm the PsyWB of employees. We find that PsyWB mediated the relationship among DL, WPI, and IWB. POS is helpful for employees to overcome the negative issues prevailing in the organizations. The SMEs need to construct policies to eradicate WPI and must discourage despotic personalities to make the environment favorable for employees to protect their IWB. There must be some events that can increase the positive PsyWB of employees to make them more creative and motivated. Likewise, POS must be at sufficient level so that employees feel safe and healthy in all respects.
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- Shahid Mehmood
- Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Management Sciences and IT, Mohi-Ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif AJ&K Pakistan
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- Department of Business Administration, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Commerce, Faculty of Managemet Sciences, University of Kotli 11100, AJK, Pakistan
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- Department of Accountancy, College of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh 11673, Saudi Arabia
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- Technical University of Kosice, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Letna 1/9, 042 00 Kosice, Slovakia
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- John von Neumann University, Hungary, 6000 Kecskemét, Izsáki út 10, Hungary
- Department of Trade and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
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Iqbal J, Asghar MZ, Asghar A, Waqar Y. Impact of entrepreneurial curriculum on entrepreneurial competencies among students: The mediating role of the campus learning environment in higher education. Front Psychol 2022; 13:950440. [PMID: 36186341 PMCID: PMC9522719 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.950440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study explored the direct and indirect influences of the entrepreneurial curriculum on entrepreneurial competencies, using the campus learning environment as a mediator. In this study, a survey questionnaire composed of 48 items was used to collect data on the entrepreneurial curriculum, entrepreneurial competencies, and campus learning environment from pre-service vocational teachers enrolled in six universities located in Hunan Province, China. The entrepreneurial curriculum has four components, namely, curriculum content, curriculum material, teaching strategies, and feedback and assessment. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used through SmartPLS 3.3.3 to measure the effects. The curriculum content has a direct, significant, and positive influence on entrepreneurial competencies. For the indirect influence, all four dimensions of the entrepreneurial curriculum influenced the campus learning environment, which, in turn, was positively associated with entrepreneurial competencies. The campus learning environment was therefore revealed to play a mediating role between the entrepreneurial curriculum and entrepreneurial competencies. The study explored that effective entrepreneurial curriculum delivery and campus learning environment are helpful for developing entrepreneurial competencies among the pre-service vocational teachers. Universities should take initiatives to update the entrepreneurial curriculum and create a conducive campus learning environment that brings a positive change to develop entrepreneurial competencies among their students. Moreover, practical implications and future research directions are also discussed in this article.
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- Javed Iqbal
- School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Education, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
- Doctoral School of ICT and Education (E-Learning), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dr Hasan Murad School of Management (HSM), University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Education, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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Ashraf MA, Iqbal J, Arif MI, Asghar MZ. Fostering ICT Competencies in Blended Learning: Role of Curriculum Content, Material, and Teaching Strategies. Front Psychol 2022; 13:758016. [PMID: 35859825 PMCID: PMC9290523 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.758016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The study examined the direct and indirect influence of information communication technology (ICT)-integrated curriculum content, material, and teaching strategies on ICT competencies of students in blended learning. The ICT-integrated teaching strategies were used as a mediator in between the relationships of curriculum content, material, and ICT competencies. We used a survey questionnaire containing 26 items on the variables of research in this study. The data were collected from six universities in the Hunan Province of China. The target population consisted of undergraduate students of blended learning. In total, 486 participants participated in the study. Partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was applied to measure the relationships among variables. The results revealed that there were significant and positive relationships among ICT-integrated curriculum content, material, teaching strategies, and ICT competencies of students. Furthermore, it was also revealed that ICT-integrated teaching strategies in blended learning mediated the relationships in between ICT integrated curriculum content, material, and ICT competencies. It was concluded that the effective curriculum content, curriculum material, and teaching strategies are the critical predictors of ICT competencies. Moreover, teaching strategies worked as an intervening factor between the curriculum content, curriculum material, and ICT competencies. The practical implications and directions for future research are also presented in this study.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Javed Iqbal
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- Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
- Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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