Keywords
adaptive sports and recreation participation, grounded theory, identity, negotiating identity, disability
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the meanings and outcomes of adaptive sport and recreation participation among individuals with disabilities. In-depth open-ended interviews were conducted with 17 individuals. Analysis of the data followed qualitative data analysis and classical grounded theory utilizing line by line coding, identification of emergent themes, and identification of a core category grounded in the data. Results indicated that participants felt stigmatized and stereotyped, but their adaptive sports and recreation participation provided them with opportunities to build social networks, experience freedom and success, positively compare themselves with others without disabilities, and feel a sense of normalcy. The core variable identified adaptive sports and recreation participation as an opportunity structure that facilitated the identity negotiating process.
Original Publication Citation
Lundberg, N., Taniguchi, S., McCormick, B., & Tibbs, C. (2011). Identity negotiating: Re-defining stigmatized identities through recreational sports participation among individuals with physical disability. Journal of Leisure Research, 43(2), 205-225.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Lundberg, Neil R.; Taniguchi, Stacy; McCormick, Bryan P.; and Tibbs, Catherine, "Identity Negotiating: Redefining Stigmatized Identities through Adaptive Sports and Recreation Participation among Individuals with a Disability" (2011). Faculty Publications. 8819.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/8819
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
Journal of Leisure Research
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Experience Design and Management
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