How Far is Too Far? Understanding Identity and Overconformity in Collegiate Wrestlers

Coker-Cranney, Ashley

doi:10.33915/etd.5380

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“…On the other hand, it has been noted that winning competitions is not the main goal for student-athletes, even though doing so positively impacts their athletetic career and personal identity (Coker-Cranney, Watson, Bernstein, Voelker, & Coakley, 2018). More relevant to personal identity than competitive results is a sense of personal fulfillment from engagement (Comeaux & Harrison, 2011; Coker-Cranney et al., 2018; Martyn, Fowler, Kropp, Oja, & Bass, 2019). Hence, it may be possible that student-athletes from public universities in Brazil may be more engaged in the academic and sport context of the university, and it may be related to student-athletes’ satisfaction regarding sport and academic career development (De Brandt, Wylleman, Torregrossa, Defruyt, & Van Rossem, 2017).…”

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Factors Influencing Student-Athletes’ Identity: A Multilevel Regression and Poststratification Approach

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We considered identity variation among Brazilian university student-athletes in relation to their gender, sport type, competition level, and university type. Participants were 506 student-athletes (219 males and 287 females) from public and private Brazilian universities, competing in team and individual sports, at local, state, and national levels. We used multilevel regression and poststratification to estimate each participant’s identity from the aforementioned variables. Gender and sport type were not associated with any substantial identify variation, but there were higher values on Baller Identity Measurement Scale dimensions for student-athletes from public versus private universities, and student-athletes competing at the highest level had lower Baller Identity Measurement Scale values compared to peers competing at lower levels. Overall, university type and sport competitive level were the contextual factors that most influenced Brazilian student-athletes’ identities.

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“…On the other hand, predictions suggested that student-athletes were less committed with sport participation (i.e., training zero to five hours per week) presented higher career motivation and similar values for academic motivation independent the number of training hours. Student-athletes may present higher values for affectivity and social identity due to their intense dedication and time spent on an activity (Coker-Cranney, Watson, Bernstein, Voelker, & Coakley, 2018) and their sense of belonging to a certain type of community (Culver & Trudel, 2008). Although their sport motivation is higher, the career and academic motivation are not, which indicates that the time of dedication on training might not keep those student-athletes in a long dual-career path, and they may choose one career over the other.…”

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Student-Athletes’ Motivation and Identity: Variation Among Brazilian and Portuguese University Student-Athletes

Quinaud

Fernandes²,

Gonçalves

et al. 2019

Psychol Rep

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This study examined the variation of student-athletes’ identity and motivation across Portuguese and Brazilian universities, accounting for variation in gender, student-athletes’ training hours per week, sports level, student-athletes status within each university, and university type. We initially established the validity of the Baller Identity Measurement Scale questionnaire and the Student-Athletes’ Motivation toward Sports and Academics Questionnaire-based observations among 441 Brazilian and Portuguese student-athletes. Then, the validated version of the questionnaires was applied to a total sample of 765 student-athletes from Brazil (n= 568) and Portugal (n = 197). We further considered individual (hours of training and student-athlete status) and contextual characteristics (university type and country). Multilevel regression and poststratification were used to estimate each student-athlete identity and motivation as a function of his or her individual and contextual characteristics. Overall, the predictions showed that cultural (country), academic (type of university), and athletic (training hours) context likely have a substantial influence on student-athletes’ identity and motivation.

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“…There is evidence that some unhealthy and abusive practices (EWCB, overtraining, use of performance-enhancing substances, and maltreatment) are legitimized in sports as a result of the dominant sports performance culture (Coker-Cranney et al, 2018;Parent et al, 2019;Waldron, 2015). According to Hughes and Coakley (1991), competitive sports culture praises athletes' conformity to specific norms (sport ethic norms), including striving for distinction, accepting risks, playing through pain and injury, and accepting no limits in the pursuit of excellence.…”

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“…Support for the association between EWCB and dedication and commitment from athletes toward their chosen sport comes from qualitative studies (Coker-Cranney and Reel, 2015;Coker-Cranney et al, 2018;Cosh et al, 2019;McGannon and McMahon, 2019;McMahon and Barker-Ruchti, 2017;Papathomas, 2018). For instance, interviewed collegiate wrestlers expressed that being able to control their weight was a source of pride and a means of demonstrating their striving for distinction (Coker-Cranney et al, 2018).…”

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Extreme weight control behaviors among adolescent athletes: Links with weight-related maltreatment from parents and coaches and sport ethic norms

Boudreault

Gagnon‐Girouard

Carbonneau

et al. 2021

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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The use of extreme weight-control behaviors is prevalent among adolescent athletes and may result from individual and sport-specific factors. Weight-related maltreatment from coaches and parents, and conformity to sport ethic norms have recently been linked to the use of extreme weight-control behaviors. This study aims to investigate the role of sport ethic norms and weight-related maltreatment from coaches and parents in the use of extreme weight-control behaviors among adolescent athletes. A sample of 999 French-Canadian athletes aged 14–17 years competing in a variety of sports completed an online survey assessing extreme weight-control behaviors, weight-related maltreatment from coaches and parents, and conformity to sport ethic norms. A total of 16.9% of the adolescent athletes reported having adopted extreme weight-control behaviors during their athletic careers. Extreme weight-control behaviors were significantly more prevalent among girls (19.75% vs 9.7% in boys) and weight-class-sport athletes (44%). In addition, 7.4% of the sample experienced at least one type of weight-related maltreatment by coaches or parents. Sex, weight-related neglect by coaches and parents, and weight-related psychological violence by coaches explained 24.4% of extreme weight-control behaviors variance. Indeed, participants who engaged in extreme weight-control behaviors experienced significantly more violence than the other participants did. In contrast, no differences were observed between people who engaged in extreme weight-control behaviors and those who did not due to conformity to sport ethic norms.

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How Far is Too Far? Understanding Identity and Overconformity in Collegiate Wrestlers

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

Factors Influencing Student-Athletes’ Identity: A Multilevel Regression and Poststratification Approach

Factors Influencing Student-Athletes’ Identity: A Multilevel Regression and Poststratification Approach

Student-Athletes’ Motivation and Identity: Variation Among Brazilian and Portuguese University Student-Athletes

Extreme weight control behaviors among adolescent athletes: Links with weight-related maltreatment from parents and coaches and sport ethic norms

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