The Influence of Social Support on the Lived Experiences of Spinal Cord Injured Sportsmen
The Sport PsychologistPublished 1 June 2003Open access
Tim Rees, Brett Smith, Andrew C. Sparkes
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Investigating the influence of social support on the lives of 6 men who had acquired a spinal cord injury and become disabled through playing sport found examples of inappropriate or negatively-experienced support and where participants considered sport to be lacking.
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This study draws upon life history data to investigate the influence of social support on the lives of 6 men who had acquired a spinal cord injury and become disabled through playing sport. Interviews were analyzed utilizing categorical-content analysis (Lieblich, Tuval-Mashiach, & Zilber, 1998). The participants experienced emotional, esteem, informational, and tangible support (Rees & Hardy, 2000) from various sources. Alongside the positive influence of social support, examples are shown of inappropriate or negatively-experienced support and where participants considered sport to be lacking. The spinal cord injured person is encouraged to be proactive in resourcing social support, but providers might also be taught to recognize the impact, either positively or negatively, that their giving support can have.
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