The Only Constant is Change: Exploring Shifting Relationships in Sport Overconformity through a Narrative Identity Lens

Coker-Cranney, Ashley; Huysmans, Zenzi; Swary, Seth

doi:10.1080/21520704.2020.1833123

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“…It is important to see that "development, identity, and behaviour are not simply products of psychological processes located 'within' individuals, but powerfully shaped by socio-cultural factors" (Carless -Douglas 2013: 706). In light of this, Coker-Cranney et al (2020) suggest that in order to identify the will to win at all costs, we must understand how athletes are socialised to the performance narrative of sport ethics (Hughes -Coakley 1991), which is eventually adopted by the athletes. It also defines their future, how they become what they are (identity narrative perspective; McAdams 2019).…”

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Seeing the field well in career management: Autoethnographic research on a handball player's career

Herr

2022

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The present study utilises an autoethnographic research methodology for introducing, from a handball player's point of view, the culture in which her career unfolded (from the beginnings to the first few years after her retirement), and the most important characteristics that shaped her professional years in the Hungarian first league. This topic was chosen not only as sports economics considerations are important with regard to the career of a handballer, but also to highlight how an individual athlete experiences the processes occurring in such a sports culture. Moreover, this study addresses the gap in scientific literature on career management in handball. Utilising autoethnography in the field of sports is somewhat unique, therefore this study can also pave the way for future research work in this domain. The following five pillars in career management were identified as a result of the research: Significant Others, Local Grassroots, Star Position, Roller Coaster and Rebirth. This study can be valuable for future researchers in the area of career management, and it can also provide practical information for athletes, sports federations and sports businesses.

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Seeing the field well in career management: Autoethnographic research on a handball player's career

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2022

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“…Among those issues, specific sports’ ideal body types (lean, thin, or muscular) are related to better performance outcomes in many sports settings ( Muscat and Long, 2008 ), and may explain the use of extreme weight control behaviors (EWCB) by adolescent athletes. Because the value of performance is so inherent to competitive sports, such detrimental practices may be tolerated and even encouraged in sports environments ( Coker-Cranney et al, 2020 ). In an organized sports setting, coaches and parents can act as the gatekeepers of the safety and integrity of adolescent athletes, or, on the contrary, be accomplices to the legitimization of EWCB because coaches and parents are also imbedded in this culture.…”

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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

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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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“…Moreover, narrative research, which similarly tends to highlight identity-related issues, started to grow in popularity in sport psychology. The conceptualization of identity as a culturally shaped story that an individual tells about who they are has gained traction, with Douglas and Carless (2006) work on cultural narrative types providing a basis for much of the narrative scholarship on athletic identities that have followed (see Coker-Cranney et al, 2020).…”

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New Approaches to Identity in Sport

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Ronkainnen

Tod

2020

Journal of Sport Psychology in Action

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The Only Constant is Change: Exploring Shifting Relationships in Sport Overconformity through a Narrative Identity Lens

Cited by 14 publications

References 34 publications

Seeing the field well in career management: Autoethnographic research on a handball player's career

Seeing the field well in career management: Autoethnographic research on a handball player's career

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

New Approaches to Identity in Sport

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