Expanding socio-cultural identity research in sport psycho-logy: The potential of athlete autobiographies

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Resumo

Within the cultural sport psychology (CSP) genre, researchers have considered multiple and inter-secting athlete identity expression to enhance sport participation, inclusion and performance. The aim with the present paper was to build upon, and expand a CSP research agenda that focuses on socially constructed identities, through exploring narrative inquiry in conjunction with athlete autobi-ographies as data (re)sources. To accomplish this aim, we outline the central tenets of narrative in-quiry and convergences with CSP, followed by an overview of autobiography. We then draw on au-tobiography research from cultural studies and sport psychology in relation to two central areas of concern in CSP: gender issues with a focus on women and health and well-being issues in sport. We conclude with some aspirations for future research on autobiographies grounded in narrative inquiry, to expand a CSP research agenda.

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Narrative inquiry, Cultural sport psychology, Qualitative research, Athletics

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Biografia do Autor

Kerry R. McGannon, School of Human Kinetics Laurentian University Sudbury, Ontario Canada

Full Professor, Sport and Exercise Psychology

School of Human Kinetics

Laurentian University

Brett Smith, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences Durham University, UK

Full Professor - Sport and Exercise Psychology

Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Durham University

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11-12-2020

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