Match officials and abuse: A systematic review

D Mojtahedi, T Webb, CB Leadley… - European Sport …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Research question Match official abuse (MOA) in team sports has become a prominent
issue within sport management; the effects of MOA on the safety, wellbeing and retention of …

Developing a mental health research agenda for football referees

P Gorczynski, T Webb - Soccer & Society, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The mental health of football referees at amateur and elite levels has received very little
research attention, with the majority of mental health research focused on players …

Referee abuse, intention to quit, and well-being

P Downward, T Webb, P Dawson - Research quarterly for exercise …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
There are growing levels of abuse toward match officials in sport as well as general
problems of their recruitment and retention. Purpose: This study analyzes the role that …

Horizontal jump asymmetries are associated with reduced range of motion and vertical jump performance in female soccer players

A Roso-Moliner, D Lozano, H Nobari, C Bishop… - BMC Sports Science …, 2023 - Springer
Background Performance in jumping and change of direction tests are good proxies to
reflect the skill level during soccer-specific actions. Greater inter-leg asymmetries have been …

Female sports officials and mental health: The overlooked problem

JK Tingle, BL Jacobs… - Journal of Sport …, 2021 - journals.humankinetics.com
Sporting culture often celebrates mental toughness and chides weakness, which can
stigmatize mental health issues. While some sport organizations have prioritized addressing …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of verbal and physical abuse on distress, mental health, and intentions to quit in sports officials

NE Brick, G Breslin, M Shevlin, S Shannon - Psychology of Sport and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sports officials (eg, referees, umpires, judges) can experience distress from a multitude of
sources, including episodes of verbal and physical abuse from spectators, coaches, and …

“Never having the right to make a mistake, I think that's the hardest part of being an official”: Exploring young sport officials' experiences of abuse and their related …

S Radziszewski, S Parent, E St-Pierre… - Journal of Applied Sport …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Although officials form an integral part of the sporting world, they are likely to experience
abuse during their involvement. Research on abuse toward sport officials has primarily been …

Strengthening referees' psychological well-being through engagement and authenticity

M Kim, HS Kim, A Simmond… - Sport Management Review, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Engaged employees are able to effectively deal with work demands and flourish. To
illuminate the importance of this for referees, this study was designed to examine the …

The Strength of Community: The Role of Social Support Networks in Sport Officials' Retention

JK Tingle, BL Jacobs, M Katz… - Journal of Sport …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Previous researchers have indicated that a sense of community and social support are vital
to referee retention; however, little is known about the connection between specific …

Female officials in Europe and their sport's diversity climate

GB Cunningham, T Webb, P Wicker - … Sport Management Quarterly, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Research Question Drawing from the Interactional Model of Cultural Diversity,
the purpose of this study was to examine how individual-, interpersonal-, and sport-level …