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‘Life in the Travelling Circus’: A Study of Loneliness, Work Stress, and Money Issues in Touring Professional Golf
Fry, John Bloyce, Daniel
Fry, John
Bloyce, Daniel
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2017-06-31
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This article examines the effects of globalization on the well-being of migrant professional athletes. Interviews with 20 touring professional golfers reveal that players experience many of the personal problems – such as loneliness, isolation, low decision latitude, low social support, and effort-reward imbalance – which have been identified as “strong predictors of mental ill-health” (Leka & Jain, 2010, p. 65). Feelings of loneliness and isolation developed as players were regularly apart from family and friends, and spent most of their time with other golfers whom they had somewhat superficial relationships with. These feelings coupled with, for many, uncertain income generated through golf added further to their work-related anxieties. Overall, results highlight the importance of considering how workplace anxieties and vulnerabilities impact on athlete migrants’ health and well-being.
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Fry, J., & Bloyce, D. (2017). ‘Life in the Travelling Circus’: A Study of Loneliness, Work Stress, and Money Issues in Touring Professional Golf. Sociology of Sport Journal, 34(2), 148-159. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2017-0002
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Human Kinetics
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Sociology of Sport Journal
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10.1123/ssj.2017-0002
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0741-1235
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1543-2785