"I think I became a swimmer rather than just someone with a disability swimming up and down:" paralympic athletes perceptions of self and identity development

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the role of swimming on Paralympic athletes' perceptions of self and identity development. Method: A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was taken. During semi-structured interviews, five Paralympic swimmers (aged 20-24 years) were asked quest...

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Published in:Disability and rehabilitation 2017-09, Vol.39 (20), p.2063-2070
Main Authors: Pack, Stephen, Kelly, Sasha, Arvinen-Barrow, Monna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Athletes
congenital disability
Disabled Persons - psychology
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
lived experiences
Male
Paralympic sport
qualitative research
Self Concept
Swimming
Young Adult
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