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G. González-Calvo @gusgoncal.bsky.social · Aug 8

@qrseh.bsky.social The weight of stigma: Charlie and the fragility of bodies in the age of lightness #homophobia #body #fatphobia #stigma #stories
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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...

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QRSE Society @qrsesociety.bsky.social · Jul 16

🚀 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

QRSE Conference

The International Conference on Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise was established by Professor David Gilbourne. The first 3 conferences were held over a 15 year period in Liverpool (twice) an...

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Vic Clarke (she/her, they/them) @vicclarke.bsky.social · Jul 9

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

Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social · Nov 26

Uncharacteristcally long 🧵 (sorry) re: #Qualitative methodologies, science, and 'AI'.

As Qualitative researchers, we should definitely care and remain curious about what 'good work' can look like - but we should be very wary about assuming that a focus on 'rigour' will address this question. 1/13

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Brett Smith - Professor, Durham University @brettsmithprof.bsky.social · Jul 24

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

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 …

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Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health @qrseh.bsky.social · Jun 16

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Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health @qrseh.bsky.social · Jun 16

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

Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson @jacquelynac.bsky.social · Jun 16

This #cfp call for papers might be of interest to academic colleagues: idrottsforum.org/call-for-pap...
#motherhood high #performance #sport #qualitative #research

Call for Papers | “Advancing Qualitative Research on Motherhood and High Performance Sport”, Special Issue of Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health | Call ends January 31, 2026

This special issue will build on this research by centralizing novel, innovative, and rigorous qualitative research methods/methodologies to expand understanding of less explored topics, in the mother...

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Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health @qrseh.bsky.social · Jun 16

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

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Advancing Qualitative Research on Motherhood and High Performance Sport

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Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health @qrseh.bsky.social · Jun 12

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QRSE Society @qrsesociety.bsky.social · May 14

📢 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

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QRSE Society @qrsesociety.bsky.social · May 29

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

Abstract submission deadline: June 30
Results notification until August 4

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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...

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Oxford Brookes Open Research @brookesscholcomms.bsky.social · Mar 20

#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
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#brookes #oa
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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...

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Bright B. Antwi @yawbaffour.bsky.social · Mar 31

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

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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...

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Margaret R Roller @margaretrroller.bsky.social · Feb 20

"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

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…

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Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health @qrseh.bsky.social · Mar 29

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

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QRSE Society @qrsesociety.bsky.social · Mar 28

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!

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Prof Cassandra (Cassie) Phoenix @cassie-phoenix.bsky.social · Mar 18

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

Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · Mar 13

Plenty to look forward to this month in The Moving Bodies Lab! A hybrid seminar with Meridith Griffin (McMaster) and a one-day interdisciplinary methodologies workshop exploring slowness, stillness and how this relates to health & wellbeing. Find out more!
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The Moving Bodies Lab Events Bulletin

What's on at the Moving Bodies Lab in March 2025

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QRSE Society @qrsesociety.bsky.social · Feb 24

🚨 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.

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Brett Smith - Professor, Durham University @brettsmithprof.bsky.social · Feb 22

Co-production Impact Qualitative

New chapter on co-production and impact available !

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(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...

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Brett Smith - Professor, Durham University @brettsmithprof.bsky.social · Feb 21

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-...

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.

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Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health @qrseh.bsky.social · Feb 18

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
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Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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

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Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health @qrseh.bsky.social · Feb 18

Han Newman @drhnewman.bsky.social · Dec 13

📣 New publication in QRSEH:

‘Moral, health, and aesthetic risks: performance-enhancing drug use and the culture of silence in the UK strongwoman community’

Co-authored with my brilliant PhD supervisors Line Nyhagen & @thurnellreadsoc.bsky.social

Available OA:

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

Moral, health, and aesthetic risks: performance-enhancing drug use and the culture of silence in the UK strongwoman community

Strength- and muscularity-based sports have a long and enduring association with performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), most notably anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). Strongwoman is a strength and p...

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Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health @qrseh.bsky.social · Feb 18

QRSEH first post - and it's beauty - check out this #qualitative study on #wellbeing #paralympians #olympians
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Lisa Trainor @lisatrainor.bsky.social · Feb 17

Happy to share our new paper on Olympic and Paralympic athletes' well-being #athletewellbeing #sportpsychology #qualitativeresearch doi.org/10.1080/2159...

What is an athlete's psychological well-being? Constructing concepts with Olympic and Paralympic athletes

Although psychological well-being (PWB) in athletes is receiving increased scrutiny, there is some confusion about what constitutes PWB in elite sport. Psychological well-being (eudaimonia) is asso...

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