Narratives of young women athletes’ experiences of emotional pain and self-compassion
| Autor: | Kent C. Kowalski, Catherine M. Sabiston, Whitney A. Sedgwick, Peter R.E. Crocker, Leah J Ferguson, Lindsay M. Sutherland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 6:499-516 |
| ISSN: | 2159-6778 2159-676X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/2159676x.2014.888587 |
| Popis: | Self-compassion is a healthy way of relating to the self when experiencing emotional pain, personal failure and difficult life experiences. However, there is limited research to date in the area of self-compassion and sport even though recent investigation shows it might act as a potential buffer to painful emotions for athletes. The purpose of this study was to explore and present narratives of six young women athletes (15–24 years) from a variety of sports about their experiences of emotional pain and self-compassion. Each woman took part in two individual semi-structured interviews, one of which involved reflexive photography. They were asked to reflect on a difficult experience with a personal failure in sport, followed by discussions around the potential role of self-compassion in their experiences. The interviews, combined with reflexive photography, helped build rich narratives organised around the following themes: (1) Broken bodies, wilted spirits, (2) why couldn’t it have been someone else? (3) ... |
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