From social interactions to interpersonal relationships: Influences on ultra-runners' race experience
| Autor: | Roberta Antonini Philippe, Céline Kosirnik, Brian Harman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Emotions Social Sciences Friends Running Developmental psychology Thinking Social group Race (biology) Cognition Learning and Memory 0302 clinical medicine Sociology Psychology media_common Social influence Social Research Multidisciplinary biology 05 social sciences Social Communication Middle Aged Sports Science Social research Social Networks Feeling Memory Recall Medicine Goals Network Analysis Research Article Sports Adult Computer and Information Sciences Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Science Interpersonal Relationships 050105 experimental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Interpersonal relationship Memory Humans Family Interpersonal Relations 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social media Aged Retrospective Studies Behavior Athletes Social Influence Biology and Life Sciences 030229 sport sciences biology.organism_classification Communications Collective Human Behavior Mental Recall Recreation Cognitive Science Social Media Neuroscience |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 12, p e0225195 (2019) PLoS ONE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesUltra-running's psychological and physiological dimensions have been widely studied. However, the social dimensions of ultra-racing have been largely overlooked. This study aims to identify the different types of social interactions that occur during a multi-day, ultra-race and to understand how these interactions influence ultra-runners' race experience.MethodsAthletes competing in Britain's "Spine Race" were recruited for the current study. Twelve male runners aged between 32 and 66 years (M = 50; SD = 10.01) followed the qualitative protocol designed for the study. Specifically, each participant completed a modified version of the Day Reconstruction Method (DRM) instrument and underwent a post-race, self-confrontation interview. Participants were asked to recall and reconstruct their memories about their (a) actions (e.g., What did you do when you encountered other people?); (b) thoughts (e.g., What were your thoughts when you encountered other people?) and (c) feelings (e.g., What were your feelings when you encountered other people?).ResultsThe results show that social interactions and interpersonal relationships are common in ultra-races. Different groups of people play an important role in racers' motivation and goal achievement: fellow racers, volunteers, medics, friends and family, and even the general public. The resulting social interactions and relationships can occur before, during and after the race in both online and offline environments. These social influences have a powerful influence on the athlete's race experience.ConclusionThe vast majority of social interactions reported by runners had a positive effect on their race experience and often led to interpersonal relationships. Ultra-runners should be mindful of the impact that social interactions and relationships can have in shaping their race experience. |
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