Community sport and physical activity programs as sites of integration: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research conducted with forced migrants

Middleton, Thierry R. F.; Petersen, Brennan; Schinke, Robert J.; Kao, San Fu; Giffin, Cole E.

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101769

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“…This can also be related to potential gender differences, which we did not study. We agree with Middleton, Petersen (Middleton et al, 2020 ), that this is a line of inquiry that deserves attention.…”

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“…Findings overwhelmingly suggest that by being supportive, coaches can satisfy all three needs (Mageau and Vallerand, 2003 ; Thul and LaVoi, 2011 ; Adie et al, 2012 ; Curran et al, 2016 ). However, researchers have been calling for more studies attempting to understand the distinct needs of female youth members of minority populations, in order to help them reap the potential benefits of sport participation (Middleton et al, 2020 ). In fact, the theory of basic psychological needs does not assume a one-size-fits-all perspective, and research on specific subgroups is important because how a particular need is satisfied and the salience of that need may vary as a function of, for example, cultural background (Ryan and Deci, 2000 , 2017 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Engaging Minority Girls in Organized Youth Sport in Norway: A Case Study of a Project That Worked

Gjesdal¹,

Hedenborg²

2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Sport participation is considered a positive pastime endower that can offer a range of positive outcomes for children and youths. It has also increasingly been recognized as a potentially important context for fostering social inclusion for minority youths. Yet across Europe, minority girls are participating in sport to a lesser degree than their majority counterparts. Using self-determination theory (SDT) and the social ecological model as the framework, this study explored the reasons why a particular project aimed at recruiting minority girls to organized team sport succeeded in doing just that. A case study design was adopted to provide an in-depth analysis of how this project satisfied the basic psychological needs of minority girls. Nine girls, four parents, two coaches, and two project team members were interviewed about the project and sport participation in general. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Two main themes were identified, a sense of being facilitated and inclusion in the sport environment. The former emphasized the importance of aligning the participation with the girls' cultural norms and values, particularly in the beginning. It also included practical issues such as finances, reminding us that participation in sport is not just a motivational issue. The latter focused on the importance of including the girls in the general sports program, regardless of their athletic abilities at the onset of their participation and creating a mastery environment. Moreover, by removing remediable differences between the minority and majority girls, such as having the right equipment, seemed important to fostering a sense of belonging in the sports club. Additionally, establishing meaningful relationships with coaches and majority counterparts seemed to be a major motivating factor.

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Section: Strengths and Limitationssupporting

confidence: 85%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engaging Minority Girls in Organized Youth Sport in Norway: A Case Study of a Project That Worked

Gjesdal¹,

Hedenborg²

2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

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“…Collaborating to write a story also fits the scope of the project as had initially been conceptualized by YMCA and academic team members. Robert and I were intrigued as we knew of few accounts shared by forced immigrant youth in host community sport programs published in academia (see Middleton et al, 2020). However, wishing to be cautious the story did not merely fit our preconceived ideas, I returned to the inductive codes as a "reimmersion" into youths' stories and began to craft the outline of a story related to youths' engagement in host community sport programs.…”

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“…Subsequently, forced immigrant youth may disengage from sport programs and fail to reap the benefits of sport engagement can provide. Youth, who feel able to share their stories, and therefore safe and supported in remaining connected to their home culture, are more likely to remain engaged in sport and participate alongside host community youth (Middleton et al, 2020).…”

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“…Relatively unexamined is forced immigrant youth involvement in host community sport programs not designed for them (Middleton et al, 2020). The lack of attention paid to forced immigrant youth engagement in host community sport programs is problematic, as forced immigrant youth may be especially interested in participating in sport with host community youth, further developing their identities and recovery from prerelocation challenges and trauma (Luguetti et al, 2021).…”

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Centralizing forced immigrant male youths’ stories in the development of socially just and inclusive community sport programs.

Middleton¹,

Schinke²,

Habra³

et al. 2022

Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

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Sport is often touted as a context that can foster the development of positive relationships between people from diverse cultures. Researchers seeking to develop knowledge about how integrative sport programs may be developed have rarely recognized the agency and expertise of asylum seeking and refugee (i.e., forced immigrant) youth. Our focus stems from a community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) project conducted with forced immigrant youth aimed at centralizing their stories around how socially just and integrative sport contexts which sustain their engagement can be developed. Storytelling relationships developed through arts-based conversational interviews and a reflexive thematic analysis, grounded in social constructionism, culminated in the collaborative writing of a polyphonic vignette featuring three composite characters. Scene 1 is used to portray how forced immigrant youth initially engaged informally in sport in the host community. The story transitions in the second scene to youths' engagement in formal, organized sport programs available in the host community. Scene 3 concludes with descriptions of the relationships the youth developed through community sport programs and the corresponding influence on their (sustained) engagement. We then discuss the importance of broadening the focus on individual development and performance that underpin many community sport programs in North America to helping youth feel a sense of connectedness and belonging to their community. We conclude with methodological and practical considerations to affirm the expertise of forced immigrant youth in the development of socially just and integrative sport contexts.

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An Empirical Case Study Addressing an Appropriation of Space for Football by Arab Immigrants in Different German Cities

Al-Khanbashi¹

2022

RaumFragen: Stadt – Region – Landschaft

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Community sport and physical activity programs as sites of integration: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research conducted with forced migrants

Cited by 28 publications

References 41 publications

Engaging Minority Girls in Organized Youth Sport in Norway: A Case Study of a Project That Worked

Engaging Minority Girls in Organized Youth Sport in Norway: A Case Study of a Project That Worked

Centralizing forced immigrant male youths’ stories in the development of socially just and inclusive community sport programs.

An Empirical Case Study Addressing an Appropriation of Space for Football by Arab Immigrants in Different German Cities

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