Flourishing and Languishing in Sport - Dr Kurtis Pankow (Pt2) - Meaningful Sport Series

<p>A complete mental health is not merely about the absence of mental illness. Yet, surprisingly few studies in a sport context have focused on understanding what contributes to positive mental health and high levels of well-being. Drawing on the Mental Health Continuum model (Keyes, 2002), Dr Kurtis Pankow recently completed a PhD dissertation that sought answers to this question. In this podcast, we explore the three empirical studies that formed the dissertation.</p> <p>Key topics of the conversation include: How do coaches and athletes find balance? Can we find "too much" meaning in sport? And should we be concerned if athletes wish to spend time off from sport? </p> <p>Dr Kurtis Pankow recently defended his PhD dissertation titled “Exploring Flourishing in Canadian University Sport” at the University of Alberta, and now works as a postdoctoral researcher at Queens University on a project focused on student mental health.</p> <p>You can follow Kurtis on Twitter @K_Pankow.</p> <p>The first part of the conversation is available <a href='https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/pankow/'>here</a>.</p>