Exploring PERMA in spectator sport: Applying positive psychology to examine the individual-level benefits of sport consumption

Sport spectating provides numerous benefits for sport organisations and individuals. In this paper we use a positive psychology approach to examine the individual-level benefits of sport consumption in order to investigate the activation of five domains of well-being: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment (PERMA). Using a two-study panel research design, we collected qualitative data from a sample of Australian Rules Football consumers. In the first study, we explored how the PERMA domains were activated during the season. Study two included a follow-up interview with eight initial respondents in the off-season. We found evidence of four PERMA domains that were activated in the sport spectator context by a variety of consumer experiences. The emergence of these domains in both studies suggests sport marketers would benefit from actions including: creating more social spaces within their stadiums, hosting regular off-season events, and creating social-media based competitions which promote fan engagement and interactions throughout the calendar year

Die beroepsoriëntasies van mediese dokters

Occupational orientation of medical doctors. This study describes the career orientations of medical doctors obtained from a comparative study done between self and organisationally employed medical doctors. The group indicated service dedication, life style and autonomy as their primary career orientations, while they did not indicate a need to manage or take responsibility for others. The phenomenon of self versus organisational employment can therefore not sufficiently be explained from a career orientation perspective. Opsomming Hierdie ondersoek beskryf die beroepsorientasies van mediese dokters na aanleiding van 'n vergelykende studie tussen selfgeemplojeerde en organisasie indiensgeneemde mediese dokters. Die groep as geheel het dienslewering, lewenstyl en outonomie as primere beroepsorientasies aangedui, terwyl hul behoefte om te bestuur en ver-antwoordelikheid vir ander te neem laag was. Die verskynsel van selfemplojering versus organisasie indiensneming kan egter nie voldoende vanuit 'n teoretiese beroepsorientasie perspektief verklaar word nie

An empirical investigation of job and family stressors amongst firefighters in the South African context

The general aim of the research was to theoretically and empirically study and evaluate job and family stressors amongst firefighters in the South African context. This also included an empirical evaluation of the stress symptoms of firefighters. The research was quantitative, consisting of a survey design. Three measuring instruments were used, namely the Experience of Work and Life Circumstances questionnaire, the Stress questionnaire as well as a biographical questionnaire. Task characteristics, organisational functioning, physical working conditions and job equipment, career and social matters, remuneration, fringe benefits and personnel policy were identified as causes of job stress originating within the work situation. Marital dysfunction and divorce, limited time with the family, problems with children, alcohol and drug abuse, lack of exercise, suicide, anger aimed at family members, physical and emotional exhaustion, lonely marital partners, unavailability to help the family when needed and depression were identified as causes of family stress arising outside the work situation

The Similarities and Differences between Coaching and Other Targeted Interventions

The role of coaching in business environment isbecoming increasingly important as a means of improvingperformance, attaining organisational and personal goals. Theaim of this research is to investigate the distinctive features ofcoaching to identify its role and place among other targetedinterventions. Quantitative and qualitative data analysis methodshave been used in this research. On the basis of the analysis, it isconcluded that coaching is positioned as beneficial, selfdevelopment,work-related intervention that deals with theclient’s mental growth