1. Group Memberships are Important for Well-being and Performance in Elite Cricket Jodie Green Sport, Leisure and Tourism Showcase Event 23 rd April, London

2. PhD Partnership England and Wales Cricket Board. Titled - “The Development and Validation of a Psychological Profiling System for Elite Cricket Players”. Researcher: Jodie Green. Supervisors: Dr Tim Rees & Dr Kim Peters.

3. Positive impact of social connectedness on health and well-being. “As a rough rule of thumb, if you belong to no groups but decide to join one, you cut your risk of dying over the next year in half.” (Putnam, 2000, p.331). Group memberships are also important for: – Health and well-being. – Adjusting to life transitions. Social Connectedness, Health, and Well-being

4. The more groups players were members of before the programme transition, the more likely they were to: – (a) maintain those group memberships after the transition, – (b) identify with the new group and other group members, – (c) maintain their psychological well-being, and – (d) maintain their performance. Research Hypotheses Multiple Group Memberships Well-being Performance Programme Transition

5. 2 correlational studies. Questionnaires. Convenience sampling. 127 cricketers: – 110 male and 17 female. – 14-19 years old (M = 16.32, SD =.87 years). Players and Coaches from: – England Development Programme and County Academy Programme (Study 1). – Cricket Talent Testing (Study 2). Methodology

6. Results

7. Group memberships are important for mental health and well-being in elite cricket. Predictor of adjustment to change following cricket programme transitions. Psychological resource. “Best not to have all your eggs in one basket in case misfortune strikes.” (Jetten et al., 2009; p. 29). Implications

8. Thank you – Any questions? Research presented here was conducted during an ESRC Studentship under its Capacity Building Clusters Award (RES-187-24-0002) in partnership with England and Wales Cricket Board. For more information about this project and the work of the Centre for Sport, Leisure and Tourism research, see www.ex.ac.uk/slt.www.ex.ac.uk/slt Jodie Green, jg248@exeter.ac.uk, +44 7990 587661jg248@exeter.ac.uk