Adolescent Girls' Involvement in Disability Sport: A Comparison of Social Support Mechanisms

Abstract

VVuiiieii .md n'rls vviili disabilities are hisioiicaliy disenlianthised lrom physieal reert-ation due lo ihe "double whammy" of Ix-ing llrnale and ha\ing a disability The literature suggests that ehiUleiiscs In pa r Li ti pat ion likely include laek of social suppon for girls wilh di.sabiliii( s to participate in spoil. 1 lierelbir, llie purjMise tif ihe sttiily was to examine diflereiues in soei;i] siippon ri-crived by girls wilh disabilities who did and (lid not participaie in organized wheeleliair sport programs. In addition, ihe telalionsliip Iwiween sixial support and outcomi s tied lo wheelchair s[)ort pariiripation were inve.siif,'aied. Daia were eolleettd using semi-struclured inteivitws ami analyzed using consiani (omparisitn teiluii(|ues. Utilizing a model of social support as a tramework, llie Hndings illustraie multiple dilFcrem es in soi ial sup|Hjrt nieehaiiiams lor girls who arc and who arc not invt)I\ed in wheeU hair sport programs.

The meaning of leisure for children and young people with physical disabilities: a systematic evidence synthesis

“…Table presents details of the included studies. The papers reported the use of the following methodological approaches: phenomenology, grounded theory, interpretive perspective, and the constant comparative method . Five of the included papers did not specify their methodological approach .…”

“…Five of the included papers did not specify their methodological approach . Five studies focused on CYP's experiences of sports and active recreation, four focused on play and/or leisure, one focused on segregated recreation, one focused on participation outside of school, and one focused on quality of life …”

“…Table describes details of the participants from the included studies. Three studies included females only . The ages of participants ranged from 6 to 21 years: four studies focused exclusively on 6‐ to 12‐year‐olds, four focused on 13‐ to 19‐year‐olds, and all other studies included both age groups …”

“…Two studies focused on participants with specific diagnoses: cerebral palsy and arthritis . The remainder of the studies included participants with various physical disabilities, with the most common diagnostic group being those with cerebral palsy . The degree of disability was not reported in most studies; however, seven studies did specify participants' use of mobility aids .…”

A Part of and Apart from Sport: Practitioners’ Experiences Coaching in Segregated Youth Sport

“…Youth who experience disability have fewer opportunities to meaningfully take part in sport (Anderson, Wozencroft, & Bedini, 2008;Moran & Block, 2010). Research on the sport and recreation experiences of these youth are often permeated with accounts of feeling excluded due to the negative attitudes of others and lack of knowledge on the part of sport practitioners about disability and how to appropriately facilitate participation (e.g., Hodge & Runswick-Cole, 2013;Jones, 2003;Lee, Causgrove Dunn, & Holt, 2014;Tsai & Fung, 2009).…”