ABSTRACT

This meta-study evaluated qualitative identity literature within elite disabled sport. Following a systematic search of EBSCO SPORTDiscus, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science, nine articles met the inclusion criteria. The meta-study examined how identity was framed from participant or author perspectives, employing narrative analysis to understand the participant stories and broader storylines crafted by authors. Two distinct narratives were co-constructed; Re-birth: characterising athlete identity experiences and how overcoming career challenges developed traits necessary for elite athlete status, and Tragedy: how authors’ interpretations indicated that although athletes achieved personal sporting success, the ‘bigger battle’ of how disability was presented within society remained. The Re-birth and Tragedy narratives update the prospective gap between how elite disability athletes story their experiences and their framing within society.

摘要

这项元研究评估了精英残疾人运动中的定性身份文献。对 EBSCO SPORTDiscus、MEDLINE、PsycINFO 和 Web of Science 进行系统检索后，有 9 篇文章符合纳入标准。这项元研究研究了如何从参与者或作者的角度构建身份，利用叙事分析来理解参与者的故事和作者精心设计的更广泛的故事情节。两种不同的叙述是共同构建的；重生：描述运动员身份经历以及克服职业挑战如何发展精英运动员地位所需的特征，以及悲剧：作者的解释如何表明，尽管运动员取得了个人体育成功，但关于残疾在社会中如何呈现的“更大的斗争”仍然存在。重生和悲剧的叙述更新了精英残疾运动员如何讲述他们的经历和他们在社会中的框架之间的预期差距。