There has been little research on women's football, and it is erroneous to assume that research on men's football also applies to women's football. Physiological differences between women and men have not been taken into account in football, and this can have negative consequences for female football players both on and off the field. The Female Football Centre (FFC) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway has received support from the Tromsø Research Foundation to investigate a range of issues in women's football. In this sub-project, the goal is to investigate whether perceived imbalances in career opportunities in football, either on the player side or in club or federation administration, are related to organizational factors such as career opportunities or support functions in the club, psychological factors of sporting significance (mastery, self-efficacy, motivation, intention to quit), or mental health in the form of perceived stress and symptoms of anxiety or depression. Players in the top league and first division in Norway will be invited to participate in a survey, and data will be collected before and after the 2021 season.
Kamilla Rognmo has some questions in the questionnaire.
Collaboration partners: Linda Wilhelmsen og Henriette Kyrrestad.
The project period started in 2022, and will ends when papers have been published in scientific journals.