Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

The weight of stigma: Charlie and the fragility of bodies in the age of lightness This study examines the intersectionality between obesity and homosexuality, focusing on how the intersectional stigmatisation of these identities produces distinct experiences of exclusion, vulner...

@qrseh.bsky.social The weight of stigma: Charlie and the fragility of bodies in the age of lightness #homophobia #body #fatphobia #stigma #stories
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PWPWQ...

🚀 Get ready for QRSE 2026!

🔗 All the details you need are here: www.qrsesoc.com/conference

📅 Abstract submissions open 15th September 2025 - mark your calendars and start preparing your best work!

#QRSE2026 #QualitativeResearch

Great thread by @ipanalysis.bsky.social on AI and qualitative analysis (and other things). I remain completely baffled about the enthusiasm for using AI to do qualitative analysis and (reflexive) TA specifically... not least because it is profoundly unethical, exploitative, eco disaster technology

25 years of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology: How Did it Go? and What Now? Qualitative research in sport and exercise psychology has grown over the last 25 years. The number of papers published in journals like Psychology of …

New paper '25 years of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology: How Did it Go? & What Now?'

We talk about fallacies, interviewing, AI, digital methods, story completion, analysis & physical activity guidelines!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @dusportexsci.bsky.social

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Thanks Prof. A-C - yes!!!

#cfp - using novel & rigorous qualitative methods/methodologies from multiple fields & on less explored topics on motherhood & high performance sport.

@qrsesociety.bsky.social @brettsmithprof.bsky.social @cassie-phoenix.bsky.social @youlia83.bsky.social

Special Issue Call: Advancing Qualitative Research on Motherhood & High Performance Sport

Co-Eds: Prof Kerry McGannon (Laurentian University, Can.) & Prof Tara-Leigh McHugh (University of Calgary, Can.)

*Deadline: January 31, 2026

think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

📢 Important Announcement 📢

Due to the 2026 World Cup being hosted in Toronto this June, the 2026 QRSE Conference has been rescheduled to May 11–14, 2026.

Stay tuned for updates on registration, accommodations, and abstract submissions! #QRSE2026

QRSE LATAM 2025 Abstract Submission Form / Formulario para recepción de resúmenes QRSE LATAM 2025 We are pleased to announce that in 2025, from 4 December to 5 December (2 days), the Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Universidad de Artes, Ciencias y Comunicación (UNIACC), Universidad Metro...

Mark your calendars - **New deadline for QRSE LATAM 2025 abstracts**

Abstract submission deadline: June 30
Results notification until August 4

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Grow through what you go through: a multiple-case study of competitive bodybuilders’ experiences of learning to manage the demands of their engagement in the sport To date, most research amongst competitive bodybuilders has focused on highlighting the demands of competitive bodybuilding, competitors’ emotional and behavioural responses to these demands, and t...

#openaccess!
@drsamthrower.bsky.social @obu-hst-research.bsky.social & colleagues: Grow through what you go through: a multiple-case study of competitive bodybuilders’ experiences of managing the demands of the sport
doi.org/10.1080/2159...
#brookes #oa
radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/...

The fitness boom and the pursuit of body ideals: domesticating the use of smartwatches in Ghanaian fitness spaces This study explores the use of smartwatches within fitness spaces in Ghana. As part of the fitness boom, the pursuit of body ideals has become increasingly intertwined with digital self-tracking, h...

An ethnographic study on the use of smartwatches in Ghanaian fitness spaces published in @qrseh.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

COREQ & Situating Research Values Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research or COREQ (Tong et al., 2007) has been widely discussed in the literature. COREQ consists of a 32-item “checklist” which “w…

"COREQ & Situating Research Values"-A reflection on @ginnybraun.bsky.social & @vicclarke.bsky.social (2024) who argue that COREQ serves to “normalise certain standards as universal...[threatening] #qualitative quality" rather than "situated...in relation to our wider research values" bit.ly/4cq5c8D

Here's the link to @drstephbk.bsky.social work on running & interviews - give it a read:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #qualitative #running #mobilemethods

More exciting news: We have launched a new mentorship programme - the application is live - sign up to be a mentor or mentee by April 11th - forms.office.com/e/gzt2S4G3pB - spread the news!

Two separate events coming up on March 27th (hybrid) and 28th (Durham) that may be of interest to @qrsesociety.bsky.social and @leisure-studies.bsky.social members. Free to attend. Follow the links to register. 👇
#slow #stillness #physicalactivity #interdisciplinary

🚨 Exciting opportunity for members🚨

Applications are open until 28th Feb for Special Interest Groups (SIGs). These offer a space for networking/knowledge sharing. SIGs focus on philosophical, methodological, or methods-based interests.

For more info, check the members area on the QRSE website.

(PDF) Co-production and impact PDF | There has in recent years been a growth of interest in co-production (Masterson, Areskoug Josefsson, Robert, Nylander, & Kjellström, 2022). This... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

Co-production Impact Qualitative

New chapter on co-production and impact available !

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Moving Social Work This podcast discussion focuses on health and wellbeing, exploring how exercise can make a real difference to social workers and those they work with.

Moving Social Work - New podcast about why social workers should - as trusted professionals - have conversations about physical activity.

Thanks @researchip.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social @dusportexsci.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social

www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-...

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health Volume 17, Issue 1 of Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

Volume 17(1) - 2025 - what a great collection of #qualitativeresearch to start off 2025. We're here to promote QRSEH work & scholars! Give us a follow! #sportandexercise #qualitative
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rqrs21/c...

QRSEH first post - and it's beauty - check out this #qualitative study on #wellbeing #paralympians #olympians
@lisatrainor.bsky.social