Oidui Usabiaga Arruabarrena
Biographic Data
| ID | 1251777 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oidui Usabiaga Arruabarrena |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oidui Usabiaga |
| FAMILY NAME | Arruabarrena |
| SIGNATURE | ARRUABARRENA O U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Basque Country |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1935-8961 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘You're not good’
Background Physical Education (PE) is a space for both the reproduction and change of power relations, due to its close relationship with physical activities and sports (PAS) and its masculine tradition. It is still deeply rooted in the perpetuation of hegemonic masculinity and its consequent behaviors. These behaviors, typically exhibited by boys, contribute to the discrimination experienced by many students whose characteristics do not align wi…
Crossing the line
Recent abuse scandals have intensified attention on sexual violence in youth sport, yet limited research has examined how athletes interpret boundary-crossing behaviours embedded within everyday coach–athlete relationships. This study explored how Spanish school-aged team-sport athletes perceived behaviours that may constitute sexual violence and how survivors retrospectively made sense of these experiences. A mixed-methods design was employed. F…
Design, Content and Ecological Validity and Reliability of the Physical Activity and Sport Habits Questionnaire for Children Aged 8–12 Years in the Province of Gipuzkoa (Spain)
Background/Objectives: This study aimed to develop a questionnaire to describe and diagnose the physical activity and sport (PAS) habits of 8-12-year-old schoolchildren, assessing its content, ecological validity and reliability, from a multidimensional perspective aligned with Global Matrix 4.0 indicators. Methods: The questionnaire design phase involved seven individuals from the university sector and sport managers from the Gipuzkoa Provincial…
Preliminary Construct Validity of the Physical Activity and Sport Habits Questionnaire for Children (PASHQ-C) in Gipuzkoa
Developing reliable and valid instruments to assess habits and correlates of physical activity and sports (PAS) in children can contribute to generating scientific evidence for implementing effective public policies to promote PAS in children. There is a significant lack of questionnaires that assess the habits and correlates of PAS in a multidimensional way. Therefore, this study aimed to gather evidence on the construct validity of the PASHQ-C,…
Assessing the Reliability of the Sexual Violence Questionnaire in Sport among Spanish-Speaking Athletes
The prevalence of sexual harassment and abuse in school sport, specifically by coaches against their athletes, remains a concerning and pervasive issue. In an attempt to better understand and prevent specific coach-behaviours associated with such sexual misconduct, researchers have developed the Sexual Violence Questionnaire in Sport. While the reliability of this measurement tool has been tested in Anglo-Saxon cultural contexts, it is not known …
Design and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess the Leisure Time Physical Activity of Adult Women in Gipuzkoa
Inactivity is higher among women than among men, and there are few specific questionnaires used to assess physical activity (PA) in women that are truly meaningful to them. This article tackles the design and validation process of an ad hoc multidimensional questionnaire to assess leisure time physical activity (LTPA) among adult women of Gipuzkoa. The questionnaire was completed by 3595 adult women (43.5 ± 12.1 years), 32% of which were inactive…
Exploring women’s engagement in leisure sport participation
The aim of this study was to analyse the meanings that underlie women’s participation in and commitment to leisure-time sport related to Basque pelota. Thirty-eight women between 22 and 60 years old participated in this ethnographic study, which conducted 21 semi-structured interviews. The theoretical framework used for the analysis was informed by a feminist approach and the Serious Leisure Perspective. A hybrid approach, deductive-inductive cod…
Coeducación y deportes colectivos. La participación de las alumnas en entredicho (Coeducation and team sports. Girls’ participation in question)
La llegada de la escolarizacin mixta ha puesto encima de la mesa los problemas para conseguir una coeducacin que atienda las necesidades de las alumnas. La Educacin Fsica, en este sentido, juega un papel determinante en la reproduccin o transformacin de los estereotipos de gnero. En su desarrollo prctico, los deportes colectivos son un contenido recurrente en las programaciones de aula de Educacin Fsica. Sin embargo, a pesar de su planteamiento m…
Negotiating alternative femininities? Gender identity construction in female Basque pelota players
The aim of this paper is to explore how female players of Basque pelota (pelotaris) construct their gender identity in a traditionally masculine sport. The theory of performativity is used to understand how females negotiate, resist or challenge the dominant gender discourse. Data were collected through 10 in-depth interviews with players. Through inductive analysis we found that the sociocultural context surrounding Basque pelota reinforces the …
Juggling on the court
This paper focuses on gendered experiences of sportswomen in a traditional male-dominated sport in the Basque Country, named Basque pelota. From the 1990s, women play in regular championships, occupying a central public space in the Basque culture and challenging the gender order. The aim of the study is to ascertain and comprehend the barriers these women face and how they manage to persist in this context. Ten in-depth interviews were conducted…
Frictions, cracks and micro-resistances
In capitalist societies, where discipline and control are dominant concepts, prisons are a warning tool about the consequences of non-conformity. In this context, prisoners are exposed to a type of power that is used as a corrective technique to transform them into docile and useful citizens. However, such power is not static and inmates can create various strategies of resistance. The aim of this research is to understand how physical activity a…
Dónde está mi Capital? Una Reflexión Personal sobre la Habilidad y el Acceso al Reconocimiento para la Inclusión en Educación Física
Ability is a social construction that influences the access to recognition of people in the field of physical activity and sports (PASS) and in PE in particular. However, the notion of ability is defined in a simplistic and traditional manner and, consequently, experiences of symbolic violence are visible for those with specific body and tastes that do not match the dominant normative and hegemonic discourses embedded in the field. This study foc…
Effect of rule changes in school-league basque pelota
El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar la influencia de las modificaciones de reglas en la accin de juego de los escolares que participaron en un programa de deporte escolar de pelota a mano. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 60 escolares de 8 a 12 aos, 35 participaron en seis partidos celebrados durante el curso 2007-08 y los 25 restantes en otros seis enfrentamientos del 2008-09. El registro se llev a cabo mediante un instrumento observaci…
Negotiating alternative femininities? Gender identity construction in female Basque pelota players
The aim of this paper is to explore how female players of Basque pelota (pelotaris) construct their gender identity in a traditionally masculine sport. The theory of performativity is used to understand how females negotiate, resist or challenge the dominant gender discourse. Data were collected through 10 in-depth interviews with players. Through inductive analysis we found that the sociocultural context surrounding Basque pelota reinforces the …
Exploring women’s engagement in leisure sport participation
The aim of this study was to analyse the meanings that underlie women’s participation in and commitment to leisure-time sport related to Basque pelota. Thirty-eight women between 22 and 60 years old participated in this ethnographic study, which conducted 21 semi-structured interviews. The theoretical framework used for the analysis was informed by a feminist approach and the Serious Leisure Perspective. A hybrid approach, deductive-inductive cod…
Effect of rule changes in school-league basque pelota
El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar la influencia de las modificaciones de reglas en la accin de juego de los escolares que participaron en un programa de deporte escolar de pelota a mano. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 60 escolares de 8 a 12 aos, 35 participaron en seis partidos celebrados durante el curso 2007-08 y los 25 restantes en otros seis enfrentamientos del 2008-09. El registro se llev a cabo mediante un instrumento observaci…
Frictions, cracks and micro-resistances
In capitalist societies, where discipline and control are dominant concepts, prisons are a warning tool about the consequences of non-conformity. In this context, prisoners are exposed to a type of power that is used as a corrective technique to transform them into docile and useful citizens. However, such power is not static and inmates can create various strategies of resistance. The aim of this research is to understand how physical activity a…
Dónde está mi Capital? Una Reflexión Personal sobre la Habilidad y el Acceso al Reconocimiento para la Inclusión en Educación Física
Ability is a social construction that influences the access to recognition of people in the field of physical activity and sports (PASS) and in PE in particular. However, the notion of ability is defined in a simplistic and traditional manner and, consequently, experiences of symbolic violence are visible for those with specific body and tastes that do not match the dominant normative and hegemonic discourses embedded in the field. This study foc…
Coeducación y deportes colectivos. La participación de las alumnas en entredicho (Coeducation and team sports. Girls’ participation in question)
La llegada de la escolarizacin mixta ha puesto encima de la mesa los problemas para conseguir una coeducacin que atienda las necesidades de las alumnas. La Educacin Fsica, en este sentido, juega un papel determinante en la reproduccin o transformacin de los estereotipos de gnero. En su desarrollo prctico, los deportes colectivos son un contenido recurrente en las programaciones de aula de Educacin Fsica. Sin embargo, a pesar de su planteamiento m…
Negotiating alternative femininities? Gender identity construction in female Basque pelota players
The aim of this paper is to explore how female players of Basque pelota (pelotaris) construct their gender identity in a traditionally masculine sport. The theory of performativity is used to understand how females negotiate, resist or challenge the dominant gender discourse. Data were collected through 10 in-depth interviews with players. Through inductive analysis we found that the sociocultural context surrounding Basque pelota reinforces the …
Juggling on the court
This paper focuses on gendered experiences of sportswomen in a traditional male-dominated sport in the Basque Country, named Basque pelota. From the 1990s, women play in regular championships, occupying a central public space in the Basque culture and challenging the gender order. The aim of the study is to ascertain and comprehend the barriers these women face and how they manage to persist in this context. Ten in-depth interviews were conducted…
Design and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess the Leisure Time Physical Activity of Adult Women in Gipuzkoa
Inactivity is higher among women than among men, and there are few specific questionnaires used to assess physical activity (PA) in women that are truly meaningful to them. This article tackles the design and validation process of an ad hoc multidimensional questionnaire to assess leisure time physical activity (LTPA) among adult women of Gipuzkoa. The questionnaire was completed by 3595 adult women (43.5 ± 12.1 years), 32% of which were inactive…
Exploring women’s engagement in leisure sport participation
The aim of this study was to analyse the meanings that underlie women’s participation in and commitment to leisure-time sport related to Basque pelota. Thirty-eight women between 22 and 60 years old participated in this ethnographic study, which conducted 21 semi-structured interviews. The theoretical framework used for the analysis was informed by a feminist approach and the Serious Leisure Perspective. A hybrid approach, deductive-inductive cod…
Assessing the Reliability of the Sexual Violence Questionnaire in Sport among Spanish-Speaking Athletes
The prevalence of sexual harassment and abuse in school sport, specifically by coaches against their athletes, remains a concerning and pervasive issue. In an attempt to better understand and prevent specific coach-behaviours associated with such sexual misconduct, researchers have developed the Sexual Violence Questionnaire in Sport. While the reliability of this measurement tool has been tested in Anglo-Saxon cultural contexts, it is not known …
Design, Content and Ecological Validity and Reliability of the Physical Activity and Sport Habits Questionnaire for Children Aged 8–12 Years in the Province of Gipuzkoa (Spain)
Background/Objectives: This study aimed to develop a questionnaire to describe and diagnose the physical activity and sport (PAS) habits of 8-12-year-old schoolchildren, assessing its content, ecological validity and reliability, from a multidimensional perspective aligned with Global Matrix 4.0 indicators. Methods: The questionnaire design phase involved seven individuals from the university sector and sport managers from the Gipuzkoa Provincial…
Preliminary Construct Validity of the Physical Activity and Sport Habits Questionnaire for Children (PASHQ-C) in Gipuzkoa
Developing reliable and valid instruments to assess habits and correlates of physical activity and sports (PAS) in children can contribute to generating scientific evidence for implementing effective public policies to promote PAS in children. There is a significant lack of questionnaires that assess the habits and correlates of PAS in a multidimensional way. Therefore, this study aimed to gather evidence on the construct validity of the PASHQ-C,…
‘You're not good’
Background Physical Education (PE) is a space for both the reproduction and change of power relations, due to its close relationship with physical activities and sports (PAS) and its masculine tradition. It is still deeply rooted in the perpetuation of hegemonic masculinity and its consequent behaviors. These behaviors, typically exhibited by boys, contribute to the discrimination experienced by many students whose characteristics do not align wi…
Crossing the line
Recent abuse scandals have intensified attention on sexual violence in youth sport, yet limited research has examined how athletes interpret boundary-crossing behaviours embedded within everyday coach–athlete relationships. This study explored how Spanish school-aged team-sport athletes perceived behaviours that may constitute sexual violence and how survivors retrospectively made sense of these experiences. A mixed-methods design was employed. F…
Psychology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Psychometrics (4 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (4 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works)