662
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Youth participation in a wheelchair tennis program from a social relational perspective

ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon & ORCID Icon
Pages 272-285 | Received 18 Jun 2021, Accepted 20 Dec 2021, Published online: 06 Jan 2022

References

  • Ahmed, S. (2017). Living a feminist life. Duke University Press.
  • Allan, V., Evans, M. B., Latimer-Cheung, A. E., & Côté, J. (2020). From the athlete’s perspective: A social-relational understanding of how coaches shape the disability sport experience. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 32(6), 546–564. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2019.1587551
  • Anderson, D. M., Wozencroft, A., & Bedini, L. A. (2008). Adolescent girls’ involvement in disability sport: A comparison of social support mechanisms. Journal of Leisure Research, 40(2), 183–207. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2008.11950137
  • Annamma, S., Connor, D., & Ferri, B. (2013). Dis/ability critical race studies (DisCrit): Theorizing at the intersections of race and dis/ability. Race Ethnicity and Education, 16(1), 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2012.730511
  • Aytur, S., Craig, P. J., Frye, M., Bonica, M., Rainer, S., Hapke, L., & McGilvray, M. (2018). Through the lens of a camera: Exploring the meaning of competitive sport participation among youth athletes with disabilities. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 52(2), 95–125. https://doi.org/10.18666/TRJ-2018-V52-I2-8774
  • Bates, L., Kearns, R., Witten, K., & Carroll, P. (2019). ‘A level playing field’: Young people's experiences of wheelchair basketball as an enabling place. Health & Place, 60(1), 102192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102192
  • Bedell, G., Coster, W., & Law, M. (2013). Community participation, supports, and barriers of school-age children with and without disabilities. Archives Physical Mededical Rehabilitation, 94(2), 315–323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2012.09.024
  • Bloemen, M. A., Backx, F. J., Takken, T., Wittink, H., Benner, J., Mollema, J., & De Groot, J. F. (2015). Factors associated with physical activity in children and adolescents with a physical disability: A systematic review. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 57(2), 137–148. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12624
  • Caddick, N., Phoenix, C., & Smith, B. (2015). Collective stories and well-being: Using dialogical narrative approach to understand peer relationships among combat veterans experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Health Psychology, 20(3), 286–299. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314566612
  • Campbell, F. A. K. (2009). Contours of ableism: The production of disability and ableness. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Carter, B., Grey, J., McWilliams, E., Clair, Z., Blake, K., & Byatt, R. (2014). ‘Just kids playing sport (in a chair)’: Experiences of children, families and stakeholders attending a wheelchair sports club. Disability & Society, 29(6), 938–952. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2014.880329
  • Clark, P., & MacArthur, J. (2008). Children with physical disability: Gaps in service provision, problems joining in. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 44(7-8), 455–458. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01327.x
  • Creswell, J. W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. Sage.
  • Culver, D. M., & Werthner, P. (2018). Voices: Para athletes speak. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 10(2), 167–175. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2017.1393004
  • Darcy, S., & Dowse, L. (2013). In search of a level playing field – the constraints and benefits sport participation for people with intellectual disability. Disability & Society, 28(3), 393–407. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2012.714258
  • Dickson, A., Ward, R., O’Brien, G., Allan, D., & O’Carroll, R. (2011). Difficulties adjusting o post-discharge life following a spinal cord injury: An interpretative phenomenologi-cal analysis. Psychology Health and Medicine, 16(4), 463–474. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2011.555769
  • Fraser-Thomas, J. L., Côté, J., & Deakin, J. (2005). Youth sport programs: An avenue to foster positive youth development. Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy, 10(1), 19–40. https://doi.org/10.1080/1740898042000334890
  • French, S. (1994). The disabled role. In S. French (Ed.), On equal terms: Working with disabled people (pp. 47–60). Butterman-Heinemann.
  • Gale, N. K., Heath, G., Cameron, E., Rashid, S., & Redwood, S. (2013). Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research. BMC Medical Reseach Methodology, 13(1), 117. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-13-117
  • Giese, M., & Ruin, S. (2018). Forgotten bodies – An examination of physical education from the perspective of ableism. Sport in Society, 21(1), 152–165. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2016.1225857
  • Goodley, D. (2011). Disability studies: An interdisciplinary introduction. Sage.
  • Goodwin, D. (2020). Qualitative inquiry in adapted physical education. In J. Haegele, S. Hodge, & D. Shapiro (Eds.), Routledge handbook of adapted physical education (pp. 163–182). Routledge.
  • Guba, E., & Lincoln, Y. S. (1994). Competing paradigms in qualitative research. In N. K. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative research (pp. 105–117). Sage.
  • Haslett, D., & Smith, B. (2020). Viewpoints towards disability: Conceptualizing disability in adapted physical education. In J. Haegele, S. Hodge, & D. Shapiro (Eds.), Routledge handbook of adapted physical education (pp. 48–64). Routledge.
  • Hassan, D., Dowling, S., McConkey, R., & Menke, S. (2012). The inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in team sports: Lessons from the youth unified sports programme of Special olympics. Sport in Society, 15(9), 1275–1290. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2012.695348
  • Hollomotz, A. (2018). Successful interviews with people with intellectual disability. Qualitative Research, 18(2), 153–170. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794117713810
  • Kay, T., & Dudfield, O. (2013). The Commonwealth guide to advancing development through sport. Commonwealth Secretariat.
  • Klavina, A. (2015). The story of sport for children and youth with disabilities in Latvia. Palaestra, 29(1), 41–45.
  • Lynch, S., & Hill, J. (2020). ‘I had to pop a wheelie and pay extra attention in order not to fall:’ Embodied experiences of two wheelchair tennis athletes transgressing ableist and gendered norms in disability sport and university spaces. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 13(3), 507–520. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2020.1731575
  • Lyons, S., Corneille, D., Coker, P., & Ellis, C. (2009). A miracle in the outfield: The benefits of participation in organized baseball leagues for children with mental and physical disabilities. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 43(3), 41–48.
  • Millere, J., & Dobelniece, S. (2015). Quality of life of the families with children with disability in regions of Latvia. Regional Formation & Development Studies, 3(17), 112–123.
  • Ministry of Education and Science Republic of Latvia (LMES). (2020). Pārskata spota skolu finansēšanas modeli. https://www.izm.gov.lv/lv/aktualitates/3914-parskata-sporta-skolu-finansesanas-modeli.
  • Moss, P., Lim, K. H., Prunty, M., & Norris, M. (2020). Children and young people’s perspectives and experiences of a community wheelchair basketball club and its impact on daily life. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(2), 118–128. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022619879333
  • Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative research and evaluative methods. Sage.
  • Reeve, D. (2014). Psycho-emotional disablism and internalised oppression. In J. Swain, S. French, C. Barnes, & C. Thomas (Eds.), Disabling barriers - enabling environments (3rd ed., pp. 92–98). Sage.
  • Richardson, E., & Motl, R. (2020). A narrative exploration of an adapted physical activity space and its impact on persons with physical impairments. Disability & Society, 35(1), 89–110. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2019.1617111
  • Richardson, E., Smith, B., & Papathomas, A. (2017). Collective stories of exercise: Making sense of gym experiences with disabled peers. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 34(3), 276–294. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2016-0126
  • Richardson, E. V., Papathomas, A., Smith, B., & Goosey-Tolfrey, V. L. (2017). The psychosocial impact of wheelchair tennis on participants from developing countries. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(2), 193–200. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1073372
  • Rimmer, J. A., & Rowland, J. L. (2008). Physical activity for youth with disabilities: A critical need in an underserved population. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 11(2), 141–148. https://doi.org/10.1080/17518420701688649
  • Roux, C. J. (2012). Socialization of elite wheelchair tennis players in South Africa: Social psychology of sport and physical activity. African Journal for Physical Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 18(4), 929–938.
  • Saebu, M., Sørensen, M., & Halvari, H. (2013). Motivation for physical activity in young adults with physical disabilities during a rehabilitation stay: A longitudinal test of self-determination theory. Journal of Applied Soc/Psychology, 43(3), 612–625. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2013.01042.x
  • Sandelowski, M. (2001). Whatever happened to qualitative inquiry? Research in Nursing & Health, 23(4), 334–340. https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-240X(200008)23:43.0.CO;2-G
  • Shields, N., & Synnot, A. (2016). Perceived barriers and facilitators to participation in physical activity for children with disability: A qualitative study. BMC Pediatrics, 16(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-016-0544-7
  • Smith, B., & McGannon, K. R. (2018). Developing rigor in qualitative research: Problems and opportunities within sport and exercise psychology. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 11(1), 101–121. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2017.1317357
  • Smith, B., & Perrier, M. (2015). Disability, sport, and impaired bodies: A critical approach. In R. J. Schinke & K. R. McGannon (Eds.), The psychology of sub-culture in sport and physical activity: Critical perspectives (pp. 95–106). Routledge.
  • Smith, B., & Sparkes, A. C. (2009). Narrative inquiry in sport and exercise psychology: What it can mean, and why might we do it? Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2008.01.004
  • Smith, B., & Sparkes, A. C. (2016). Introduction: An invitation to qualitative research. In B. Smith & A. C. Sparkes (Eds.), Routledge handbook of qualitative research in sport and exercise (pp. 1–7). Routledge.
  • Sparkes, A. C., & Smith, B. (2014). Qualitative research methods in sport, exercise and health: From process to product. Routledge.
  • Thomas, C. (1999a). Female forms: Experiencing and understanding disability. Open University Press.
  • Thomas, C. (1999b). Narrative identity and the disabled self. In M. Corker & S. French (Eds.), Disability and discourse (pp. 47–56). Open University Press.
  • Thomas, C. (2004). How is disability understood? An examination of sociological approaches. Disability & Society, 19(6), 569–583. https://doi.org/10.1080/0968759042000252506
  • Thomas, C. (2007). Sociologies of disability and illness. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Thomas, C. (2014). Disability and impairment. In J. Swain, S. French, C. Barnes, & C. Thomas (Eds.), Disabling barriersEnabling environments (3rd ed., pp. 9–16). Sage.
  • Townsend, R. C., Christopher, J., Cushion, C. J., & Smith, B. (2018). A social relational analysis of an impairment-specific mode of disability coach education. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 10(3), 346–361. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2017.1407355
  • Townsend, R. C., Smith, B., & Cushion, C. J. (2015). Disability sports coaching: Towards a critical understanding. Sports Coaching Review, 4(2), 80–98. https://doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2016.1157324
  • Turnnidge, J., Vierimaa, M., & Côté, J. (2012). An in-depth investigation of a model sport program for athletes with a physical disability. Psychology, 3(12), 1131. https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2012.312A167
  • Verschuren, O., Wiart, L., Hermans, D., & Ketelaar, M. (2012). Identification of facilitators and barriers to physical activity in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. The Journal of Pediatrics, 161(3), 488–494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.02.042
  • Watermeyer, B. (2012). Is it possible to create a politically engaged, contextual psychology of disability? Disability & Society, 27(2), 161–174. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2011.644928
  • Willis, C., Girdler, S., Thompson, M., Rosenberg, M., Reid, S., & Elliott, E. (2017). Elements contributing to meaningful participation for children and youth with disabilities: A scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(17), 1771–1784. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2016.1207716
  • Zitomer, M., & Goodwin, D. (2014). Gauging the quality of qualitative research in adapted physical activity. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 31(3), 193–221. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2013-0084

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.