Purpose in Life of Elite Athletes after Spinal Cord Injury
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15460235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Agata Gorączko (0000-0003-0490-6574, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences), Grzegorz Żurek (0000-0002-1795-4367, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, corresponding author), Maciej Lachowicz (0000-0002-6139-7879, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences), Alina Żurek (0000-0002-0047-3516, University of Wrocław) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 5563-5563 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18115563 |
| PMID | 34070973 |
| OpenAlex | W3165511937 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 32 |
Background : Searching for the meaning of human existence is man's fundamental orientation. People are free to find meaning in their lives, and while they are not always free to choose the conditions of life, they are free to choose their attitude toward the conditions in which they find themselves. When people experience an unchangeable situation, the most important thing is the attitude they take toward it. This study aimed to identify the sense of meaning in life among elite athletes after a spinal cord injury (SCI) and to analyze the different aspects contributing to this domain. Methods : The study involved five athletes with at least national-level achievements in sports prior to a SCI. The study consisted of an interview using a communicator and filling out two online questionnaires-a personal questionnaire and the Purpose in Life Scale. Results : Analyzing the quantitative results, four participants achieved results indicating a high sense of meaning in life, while one participant achieved a significantly lower result. Conclusions : What affects one's purpose in life is not so much the objective physical limitation but how much physicality one perceives to have lost as a result of the injury. Elite athletes stay involved in the sporting environment, which prevents the loss of purpose and maintains a sense of meaning at a high level. Both telling the story of your own illness and listening to the stories of others help the process of self-healing
Active listening · Athletes · Elite · Elite Athletes · Meaning (existential · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Spinal cord injury · Applied Psychology · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Theme development in qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis
Post‐traumatic growth and life threatening physical illness
The Wounded Storyteller
Posttraumatic growth and adjustment to spinal cord injury
When narratives matter
Viktor Frankl on all people’s freedom to find their lives meaningful
On the relation between meaning in life and psychological well-being
Men, sport, spinal cord injury, and narratives of hope
Unsatisfactory Saturation
Sport, Spinal Cord Injury, Embodied Masculinities, and the Dilemmas of Narrative Identity
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |