SJSEP Master Thesis Award 2024
SJSEP Master Thesis Award 2024
Each year master students across Scandinavia conduct important investigations that are relevant to the Scandinavian sport and exercise psychology community. Master Student Award was introduced by Scandinavian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology to disseminate such work, and to introduce young researchers for the peer-review process. The award is annually given to the best article in SJSEP based on a master thesis.
The members of the committee have reviewed the eligible manuscripts, and Scandinavian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology and Danish Sports Psychology Forum (DIFO) are pleased to announce that the winner of the Master Thesis Award for 2024 is Andres Ramos for the paper:
Navigating the Unknown: A Narrative Exploration of Career Pathways in Esports
The study explores career development narratives of esport players. Three Swedish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players were interviewed about their careers.
The topic is timely and has significant relevance to the Scandinavian sport and exercise psychology community. Esport is a growing area, and research is lacking. Knowledge is much needed to support the development of a new performance domain. The narrative approach presented in the article is innovative and resulted in three overarching narratives (i.e. performance, relational and sink or swim complemented by multiple narrative threads (e.g., discovery, relational). This is insightful and inspiring to both researchers and practitioners. Furthermore, the study has contributed to a better understanding of esport career development in the Scandinavian context. Thus, the article makes a clear and important contribution to the field of sport and exercise psychology.
Congratulations to Andres Ramos on a solid article based on his master thesis and to co-authors and supervisors Joar Svensson and Natalia B. Stambulova.
Award committee:
Astrid Becker-Larsen, chairman Sportspsykologi Danmark
Louise Kamuk Storm, PhD, associate editor SJSEP
Martin Kjeøen Erikstad, PhD, associate editor SJSEP
