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Parasport och psykologiskt välbefinnande: en kvalitativ studie om parasportares psykologiska välbefinnande inom idrotten
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Parasport and psychological well-being : A qualitative study on thepsychological well-being of para-athletes in sport (English)
Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study was to investigate how paraathletes with a physical disability experience psychological well-being within their sport. Ten paraathletes with a physical disability participated in the study whereas seven were male and three female within the ages of 18-64 (M=38.7, SD=15.9). The study was of qualitative nature and a semi-structured interview guide was designed based on psychological well-being in order to investigate the purpose. Through a thematic analysis, three main themes were formed: Relationships to others and oneself, purpose and development act as a driving force, and, difficulties in mastering the environment. The main themes together with their sub-themes reflected the participants' experiences of psychological well-being in sports. The participants in the study felt that social relations with others were strong in parasports and that it was an important part of their everyday life to feel purpose and to have fun. Overall, psychological well-being within parasport was considered secure but with some limitations in environmental mastery and personal development. The results of the study sheds extra light on the experiences para-athletes with a physical disability exhibit within their parasport. Future research may benefit from specifying the outcome by comparing age groups against each other to highlight possible differences in psychological well-being depending on age within parasport.

Keywords: Community, parasport, physical disability, psychological well-being, qualitative 

Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien var att undersöka fysiskt funktionsnedsatta paraidrottaresupplevelser av psykologiskt välbefinnande inom idrotten. Tio parasportare med enfysisk funktionsnedsättning deltog i studien varav sju män och tre kvinnor i åldrarna18-64 (M=38.7, SD=15.9). Studien var av kvalitativ karaktär och en semistruktureradintervjuguide utformades med grund i psykologiskt välbefinnande för att kunnaundersöka syftet. Genom en tematisk analys utformades tre huvudteman: Relationer tillandra och sig själv, mening och utveckling agerar som drivkraft, samt svårigheter attbemästra omgivningen. Huvudteman tillsammans med sina underteman belystedeltagarna till studiens upplevelser av psykologiskt välbefinnande inom idrotten.Deltagarna i studien upplevde att sociala relationer med andra var starkt inomparaidrotten samt att det var en viktig del i deras vardag för att känna mening och föratt ha roligt. Överlag var det psykologiska välbefinnandet inom parasporten starkt menmed vissa begränsningar inom de psykologiska dimensionerna omgivningsbemästringoch personlig utveckling. Studiens resultat belyser parasportare med en fysiskfunktionsnedsättnings upplevelse av psykologiskt välbefinnande inom parasporten.Framtida forskning kan med fördel fokusera på att specificera resultatet genom attjämföra åldersgrupper mot varandra för att belysa eventuella skillnader inompsykologiskt välbefinnande beroende på åldersgrupp inom parasporten.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 48
Keywords [en]
Community, parasport, physical disability, psychological well-being, qualitative
Keywords [sv]
Parasport, psykologiskt välbefinnande, psykologi
National Category
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-50365OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-50365DiVA, id: diva2:1751743
Subject / course
Psychology
Educational program
Psychology - Sport and Exercise, 180 credits
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Available from: 2023-04-21 Created: 2023-04-19 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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