The role of initial physical activity experiences in promoting posttraumatic growth in Paralympic athletes with an acquired disability
The role of initial physical activity experiences in promoting posttraumatic growth in Paralympic athletes with an acquired disability
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DOI：
10.3109/09638288.2013.805822
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发表时间：
2013-01-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Day, Melissa Catherine
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作者：
Day, Melissa Catherine
目的：探讨残奥会运动员在残疾后进行身体活动的生活经历，以及这在创伤后成长发展中可能发挥的作用。研究方法：对7名获得性和创伤性残疾的人进行了生活史访谈，他们的目标是参加2012年伦敦残奥会。对体育参与情况的观察也提供了这方面的信息。使用整体内容分析法对数据进行分析。结果如下：确定了三个主要主题，反映了参与者最初的身体活动经历，并与创伤后成长有关。这些是通过承认限制、对选择和后果的责任以及重新建立和加强意义来承认可能性。结论：创伤后成长是一个过程，因此，这个过程的一部分可能包括经历积极和消极的创伤症状。参与体育活动可以帮助个人实现创伤后成长，促进意义的形成，提供一个可以承担风险和责任的环境，并让个人了解他们的局限性和未来的可能性。
Purpose: To explore Paralympic athletes' lived experiences of becoming physically active after disability, and the role that this may have played in the development of posttraumatic growth. Methods: Life history interviews were conducted with 7 individuals with an acquired and traumatic disability, who were aiming to take part in the London 2012 Paralympic Games. This was also informed by observation of sport participation. Data were analysed using a holistic content analysis. Results: Three main themes were identified that reflected participants' initial physical activity experiences and which were linked to posttraumatic growth. These were recognizing possibility by acknowledging limitations, responsibility for choice and consequences, and re-establishing and enhancing meaning. Conclusions: Posttraumatic growth is a process and consequently, part of this process may include experiencing both positive and negative trauma symptoms. Participation in physical activity may assist an individual in achieving posttraumatic growth by facilitating meaning making, providing an environment where risks and responsibilities can be taken, and allowing an individual to understand their limitations and future possibilities.