Forging Ahead: An Examination of the Experiences and Coping Mechanisms of Channel Swimmers
| Autor: | Andrea J. Becker, Jennifer M. Schumacher, Lenny D. Wiersma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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05 social sciences
Mental toughness 030229 sport sciences Sport psychology 050105 experimental psychology Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Open water 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Interview methods Psychology Social psychology Applied Psychology |
| Zdroj: | The Sport Psychologist. 30:327-338 |
| ISSN: | 1543-2793 0888-4781 |
| DOI: | 10.1123/tsp.2015-0137 |
| Popis: | Phenomenological interview methods were used to examine the experiences of thirteen channel swimmers (nine males and four females) with an average age of 41.08 years (SD = 10.05). All participants successfully completed an official channel crossing of 20 or more miles within the past 2 years. Analyses of the interview transcripts yielded 2,028 meaning units that were grouped into subthemes, themes, and major dimensions (e.g., Patton, 2002). The final thematic structure consisted of three major dimensions that chronicled the swimmers’ experiences including: before my channel swim, during my channel swim, and after my channel swim. This manuscript specifically focuses on the themes from within the dimension of during my channel swim, which includes the swimmers’ environmental, physical, social, and psychological experiences during the swim itself as well as the coping mechanisms that they used to succeed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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