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Newly Qualified, Intention to Leave, Female Referees, Rural Referees,…
Newly Qualified
Coping
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Emotion-based - in match
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Bryan - 34:09 - I'm just like this guy doesn't even know the rules so I'm not even getting baited into so I just laugh it off and play on
Bryan - 43:55 - The coaches are going to be passionate, the players are going to want this, but I find that try not match their energy. Just be calm.
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Emotional Labour
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Ashley - 30.14 - keeping on the professional without letting on in your face - my default expression is to show in my face - keeping that in control and being more professional
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Ashley - 30:14 - Ashley - 30:14 - hard to not.
laugh - people don't respond well if you laugh when they're upset and angry rather validate their feelings. But it's that is something I've been working on. (deep acting)
Abuse
Interpreting abuse
Bryan - 33.41 - perspecitive on spectator irrationality - sensmkaing of hostitility - normailzation through humor - trivilaization of conflict through humor
Bryan - 43.50 - coaches are going to be passionate - players will want it - try to not to match energy - stay calm - can tell if you are not on ball - will walk over you - if they know this is your first game, they'll try every trick in the book to.
Managing abuse
Duncan - 32.51- thresholds/learning curve - almost just laugh it off - some of them are just on the wind up, so you can't just laugh that off. But some of them do get really angry and you're like, oh, I don't know how to deal with this.
Being an assistant
Bryan - 33.41 - guy behind me saying i'm a cheat - what can i gain from cheating - junior game in Dundee - just laugh at it because it is stupid
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Intention to Leave
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Isolation and structural vulnerability (turns stress into chronic load rather than episodic pressure)
Isolation at games (lone referee, empty change rooms)
Lack of visible organisational response (No-follow up after report, no welfare check after threats)
Excessive appointments (pressure to accept games, fear of losing appointments)
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Support Ecology (Who Helps, When, and How)
Peer support as a critical protective factor (Informal conversations, Shared understanding, Timely intervention)
Team of three as a buffer (Decompression, normalisation)
Familial grounding (reality checking, Emotional de-escalation)
Limits of support (Family ≠ legitimacy validation, Peers = role-specific reassurance)
Visibility, Surveillance & Reputation Threats (creates anticipatory stress and reputational anxiety)
Weaponised video (club-led, social media circulation)
Thin-slicing of performance (5-second clips, loss of context)
Public vilification (mockery, name shaming, accustaions bias/bribery)
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Reflection, Sensemaking & Self-Regulation (actively manage psych load)
Adaptive reflection (Strengths-based reflective practice, Decoupling match outcomes from self-evaluation, Constructive use of video as a psychological resource, Process-based competence evaluation)
Protective Disengagement (Protective avoidance as self-regulation - “Old school” leaving it on the pitch - Boundary setting to prevent rumination )
Female Referees
Belonging, connection, and social meaning
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Women-only spaces (coaching days, peer contact)
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Balancing life, work, study, and refereeing
University, employment, refereeing, fitness demands
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Gendered exposure and sexism (explicit, implicit, cumulative)
Direct abuse (e.g., sexist language from fans/coaches)
Indirect sexism (microaggressions, surprise, curiosity)
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Legitimacy, recognition, and fairness (Perceived fairness is a mental health issue, not just an equality one)
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Rural Referees
Communication as regulation (control, connection, boundary-setting)
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Post-match rumination (replay, and the extended 'exposure window')
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Avoidance vs use of video (threat, scapegoating; sometimes validation)
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Identity, professionalism, and continuous self-monitoring
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Identity spillover across roles (RAF/paramedic, heightened vigilance)
Dehumanisation risk (seen as the referee, not a person)
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Abuse, disrespect, and antagonism as chronic strain
Normalisation pressures (take it on the chin, broad shoulders)
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Managers’ - constant nip, nip, draining / enjoyment erosion
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Talent-identified
Resilience
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Terms - 'Acceptance', 'Bounce back'
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Confidence
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Alex - 1:09 - buffer against anxiety, self-doubt, and loss of authority in environments of constant observation and judgement
Coping
IN-GAME
Konrad 3:36 - Park it - Error containment and attentional refocusing as well-being protective coping (Attentional control / cognitive control - task-focused coping) (Adaptive emotion regulation - Preventing rumination and emotional escalation during task execution) - Approach? bits of problem-focused and emotion focused
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Alex - 1:09 - Performed confidence as an adaptive coping strategy under social evaluation and performance scrutiny - 'players pick up on it
POST-GAME
Alex - 5:10 - post game temporal approach to coping - collaborative post-event reflection as adaptive emotion-focused coping - social support based reflective processing and emotional processesing
Ewan - 8.39 - (Cooling-off / detachment to Gradual reflection) structured post-game recovery – a sort of psychological detachment before reflective processing - eg - Sat night worry about it - watch game onSun - Mon invested in next game (at least give a day or 2 to shut off)
Exan - 15.58 - Structural isolation during post-match recovery (conditions that shape coping effectiveness
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Konrad - 16:27 - - Acceptance-based coping with uncontrollable social evaluation - - Control-the-controllables mindset - socially mediated post-match rumination and some type of acceptance and disengagement from uncontrollable evaluation (not avoidance)
Cam - 17:43 - Managing external evaluation and ego threat - seek validation or clarification through public commentary, followed by a developmental shift toward accepting the inevitability of criticism and reframing it as “white noise.” This reflects growing emotional regulation under asymmetric and largely negative external feedback environments
Self-regulation under adversity - Training alone in poor conditions following negative performances highlights the self-discipline required to sustain performance development without immediate social reinforcement, motivation becomes internally regulated rather than externally driven.
Emotional Labour
Alex - 1:09 - impression management in high-evaluation roles - regulate non-verbal/emotional display to meet role expectations and maintain legitimacy (which can be protective but also effortful over time)
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Stressors
Vlad - 19.04 - Being observed - someone from SFA - if not positive it can affect season and recovey after it
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Cam - 21:02 - Hidden workload and life spillover - demands are not framed as inherently negative, their cumulative nature suggests an ongoing strain that may contribute to fatigue and emotional exhaustion over time.