The Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) Football League

Hynes, Janette

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“…The number of participants included in the evaluation studies varied widely. For example, Hynes (2008) conducted qualitative interviews with only three participants, while Henderson et al (2014) had follow-up data on as many as 157 participants in their quantitative study. On a similar note, inclusion criteria of the interventions (and hence the respective evaluation) differed markedly.…”

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“What is the score?” A review of football-based public mental health interventions

Friedrich

Mason

2017

JPMH

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PurposeFootball exercise as an intervention for people with severe mental health problems has seen an increasing interest in the past years. To date, there is, however, no comprehensive review of the empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of these interventions. In this review, the authors have comprised the research findings from the peer-review literature as well as the theoretical approaches to football exercise as an adjunct treatment. This overview will be informative to everybody who is planning to develop a football intervention for this population as well as to the people who are preparing evaluation studies that measure the effectiveness of such interventions. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachThe authors identified research papers in the peer-review literature that feature empirical findings on “football interventions” that aim at improving mental and/or physical well-being in participants with mental health problems. The authors are using the term “football intervention” here in the sense that the participants actively took part in football exercise, so the authors excluded studies in which the participants only watched football or used football as a metaphor to discuss mental health problems. In a table, the authors indicate the definition of the target group, targeted outcomes, measured outcomes, form and frequency of the intervention as well as the research method(s).FindingsThe authors identified 16 studies on 15 projects. The majority of studies were qualitative and had positive findings in which the participants reported increased well-being and connectedness, elevation of symptoms and improved physical well-being. The outcomes of the quantitative studies, however, were mixed with some results suggesting that not all intended goals were achieved. There seems to be a need for more quantitative studies to triangulate the qualitative findings. Interestingly, most interventions take place in the UK. Many studies fail to give detailed methodological information and often the aims of the interventions are vague or not stated at all.Research limitations/implicationsDue to the heterogeneity of the studies and relative scarcity of evaluation projects on football interventions for people with mental health problems, the authors could not conduct an in-depth systematic review. Furthermore, the information on methods was often unsatisfying and despite efforts to get more detailed input from the authors of cited papers, those gaps could not always be filled. Instead of coming up with a crystal-clear summary of whether and how football interventions work for everybody, topics were identified that need to be addressed in the planning of interventions, in evaluation studies, in implementation efforts and in the theoretical discourse.Practical implicationsThis paper constitutes a helpful overview for everybody who is interested in the theoretical background of football interventions for people with mental health problems, for people who are planning to develop respective in...

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Section: Empirical Evidencementioning

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“What is the score?” A review of football-based public mental health interventions

Friedrich

Mason

2017

JPMH

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“…Footballing mental health‐care initiatives, both playing and spectating, have shown various positive well‐being outcomes (Barraclough ; Carter‐Morris & Faulkner ; Danforth ; Hynes ; O'Kane & McKenna ; Oldknow & Grant ; Pringle ). The ‘It's a Goal!’ (IAG) programme makes use of football metaphor, grounded in cognitive–behavioural techniques, to engage, primarily male participants, in a therapeutic programme (Jones ; Pringle & Sayers ).…”

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‘You'll never walk alone’: Supportive social relations in a football and mental health project

McKeown

Roy

Spandler

2015

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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(2015) You'll never walk alone: supportive social relations in a football and mental health project. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing, 24 (4). pp. 360369. ISSN 14458330 It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from the work. (YNWA). In this paper we argue that this spirit can be effectively harnessed in nursing and mental health care. We draw on data from qualitative interviews undertaken as part of evaluating a football and mental health project to explore the nature of supportive social relations therein. We use some of the lyrics from YNWA as metaphor to frame our thematic analysis. We are especially interested in the interactions between the group facilitators and group members, but also address aspects of peer support within the groups. A contrast is drawn between the flexible interpersonal boundaries and self-disclosure evident in the football initiative and the reported more distant relations with practitioners in mainstream mental health services. Findings suggest scope for utilising more collective, solidarity enhancing initiatives and attention to alliances and boundaries to maximise engagement and therapeutic benefits within routine practice.

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“…Whilst such findings might appear common sense, they do offer empirical support to integrate playing or attending football matches into MH initiatives (Hynes 2008;O'Kane and McKenna 2002;Spandler et al 2013). Moreover, given that members associate football with positivity and enjoyment, there is gravitas in the idea of harnessing its appeal as both a motive and a method for engaging 'hard to reach' groups of men (Pringle and Sayers 2004;Steckley 2005;Pringle et al 2011;White and Witty 2009;Henderson et al 2014).…”

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Using football cultures as a vehicle to improve mental health in men: the case of the Redcar and cleveland boot room

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This paper sets out to appraise (from the perspective of members) the impact of a localised, football-based mental health intervention. Commissioned in late 2015, the 'Redcar and Cleveland Boot Room (BR)' was implemented in response to mass redundancy in the local area, coupled with regional suicide rates in men that exceed the national average. Interactive discussions with BR members revealed that: (a) the language of football and shared identity were important for initiating and sustaining engagement in the BR; (b) peer-support and mentoring combined with member-led activities were active ingredients of the BR; and (c) that the BR was an effective vehicle for building mental health resilience. This evaluation adds to the evidence base on the value of football as a context to engage adult males in community-based interventions targeting mental health resilience.

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The Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) Football League

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“What is the score?” A review of football-based public mental health interventions

“What is the score?” A review of football-based public mental health interventions

‘You'll never walk alone’: Supportive social relations in a football and mental health project

Using football cultures as a vehicle to improve mental health in men: the case of the Redcar and cleveland boot room

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