Anna Post
Biographic Data
| ID | 290984 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Post |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Post |
| SIGNATURE | POST A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7965-2727 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Balancing risk-taking and self-care
Athletes who aim to qualify for the Olympic Games need to stay healthy. Research demonstrates, however, that many elite athletes take health risks to achieve sporting success. Drawing on social ecological thinking, the purpose of this study is to understand change in athlete health behaviour during the Olympic Games qualification phase. We draw on data from a six-month-long case study on four athletes who aimed to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Gam…
An elite athlete’s storying of injuries and non-qualification for an Olympic Games
In this article, we present and examine the case of one elite athlete – 28-year old Mark (pseudonym), who during a 10-month lead-up to the 2016 Rio OG qualification deadline, aimed to achieve his NGB/NOC's qualification standards, but sustained several injuries and was forced to give up his qualification attempt. Adopting a socio-narratological framework, we aim to understand how Mark storied the qualification period; how socio-cultural, organisa…
Researching health behaviour in 'real time
In this article, we share our experience of navigating qualitative longitudinal research with a 'hard to recruit' population. To detail design conception, methodological challenges and insights, we draw on the case of a 1-year-long study on health behaviour in Olympic hopefuls. In order to accompany 12 athletes who aimed to qualify for either an Olympic Games (n = 10) or a World Championship (n = 2), we developed and implemented a career backgrou…
Researching health behaviour in 'real time
In this article, we share our experience of navigating qualitative longitudinal research with a 'hard to recruit' population. To detail design conception, methodological challenges and insights, we draw on the case of a 1-year-long study on health behaviour in Olympic hopefuls. In order to accompany 12 athletes who aimed to qualify for either an Olympic Games (n = 10) or a World Championship (n = 2), we developed and implemented a career backgrou…
An elite athlete’s storying of injuries and non-qualification for an Olympic Games
In this article, we present and examine the case of one elite athlete – 28-year old Mark (pseudonym), who during a 10-month lead-up to the 2016 Rio OG qualification deadline, aimed to achieve his NGB/NOC's qualification standards, but sustained several injuries and was forced to give up his qualification attempt. Adopting a socio-narratological framework, we aim to understand how Mark storied the qualification period; how socio-cultural, organisa…
Researching health behaviour in 'real time
In this article, we share our experience of navigating qualitative longitudinal research with a 'hard to recruit' population. To detail design conception, methodological challenges and insights, we draw on the case of a 1-year-long study on health behaviour in Olympic hopefuls. In order to accompany 12 athletes who aimed to qualify for either an Olympic Games (n = 10) or a World Championship (n = 2), we developed and implemented a career backgrou…
Balancing risk-taking and self-care
Athletes who aim to qualify for the Olympic Games need to stay healthy. Research demonstrates, however, that many elite athletes take health risks to achieve sporting success. Drawing on social ecological thinking, the purpose of this study is to understand change in athlete health behaviour during the Olympic Games qualification phase. We draw on data from a six-month-long case study on four athletes who aimed to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Gam…
Applied Psychology (3 works) · Elite (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sport Psychology and Performance (3 works) · Athletes (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (2 works) · Advertising (1 work)