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“I don't want to feel like a stranger”: Korean students who play basketball seriously

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Pages 133-154 | Published online: 21 Nov 2010
 

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the experience of playing basketball among Korean students residing in a small campus town in the U.S. A total of seven Korean students in a midwestern university were interviewed. From the analysis of the interviews, three themes emerged that described the basketball experiences of Korean students: (a) the cost and benefits of playing basketball, (b) the internal factors that facilitated playing basketball, and (c) the external factors that facilitated playing basketball. The findings suggest that the strategies Korean students used to cope with adjustment issues were related to seriously participating in basketball. Participants in this study possessed the qualities of serious leisure (Stebbins, 1992). Their cultural background influenced the formation of leisure participation, and more intimate in‐group relationships were established through their leisure activities.

Résumé

Le but de cette enquête était d'étudier l'expérience de jouer au basket‐ball parmi les étudiants coréens résidant dans une petite ville de campus universitaire américain. Un total de sept étudiants coréens en étude à une université au centre des États‐Unis on été interviewé. Trois thèmes décrivant les expériences de basket‐ball par les étudiants coréens sont apparus : (a) les coûts et les avantages de jouer au basket‐ball, (b) les facteurs internes facilitant le basket‐ball, et (c) les facteurs externes facilitant le basket‐ball. Les résultats suggèrent que pour faire face aux issues d'ajustement, les étudiants coréens perçoivent le basket‐ball comme loisir sérieux (Stebbins, 1992). En conclusion des rapports plus intimes dans ce group culturel ont été établis par leurs activités de loisirs, il semble donc que le milieu socioculturel influence la formation et la participation aux loisirs.

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