Well-Being, Resilience and Social Support of Athletes with Disabilities: A Systematic Review

Mira, Tânia; Costa, Aldo M.; Jacinto, Miguel; Diz, Susana; Monteiro, Diogo; Rodrigues, Filipe; Matos, Rui; Antunes, Raúl

doi:10.3390/bs13050389

Behavioral Sciences

2023

DOI: 10.3390/bs13050389

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Well-Being, Resilience and Social Support of Athletes with Disabilities: A Systematic Review

Tânia Mira

Aldo M. Costa²,

Miguel Jacinto

et al.

Abstract: Sport for people with disabilities appears to play a positive role in the well-being, resilience and social support of athletes with disabilities. Thus, this systematic review aims to evaluate the effect of adapted sport on the well-being, resilience and social support in a population with disabilities. The Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus and SportDiscus databases were used, with several descriptors and Boolean operators. A total of 287 studies were identified through searching the databases. After the data ext… Show more

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The experience of albinism in France: a qualitative study on dyads of parents and their adult child with albinism

Fournier,

Hasdenteufel,

Garrouteigt

et al. 2024

BMC Med

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Background To date, almost no research on the psychosocial implications of albinism has been conducted in France and an exploration of albinism-related experiences could be beneficial, in order to better understand this condition. The aim of this study was to examine how French people with albinism and their parents live with and adapt to this condition in all the areas of their lives. Methods Semi-structured phone interviews were conducted with 9 parent-child dyads, each participating separately. Participants were recruited by convenience sampling, thanks to the combined efforts of a patient association (Genespoir) and professionals from the partner medical referral centers involved in the project. Dyads in which the individual with albinism had any comorbidity were excluded. The interviews were then transcribed and subjected to in-depth thematic analysis. Two codebooks were constructed in a mirrored process: one for people with albinism; the other for their parents. They were finally merged at the end of the coding step. Results Four main categories were identified: personal perceptions and social representations of albinism, difficulties and obstacles encountered by people with albinism, resources and facilitators, and the importance of parent-child functioning. The results indicated that experiences of stigmatization during childhood and adolescence are common and that people with albinism face challenges in adapting to certain obstacles related to their visual impairments (VI) (e.g., inability to drive a car; eye strain...). Parents emerged as one, if not as the main, source of support for people with albinism throughout their development. Although external support systems exist to assist them in various aspects of their lives, some of them primarily rely on their own personal resources to cope. Conclusions This research highlights the importance of a systemic and transdisciplinary approach to make sure families receive the support that best meets their needs.

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The experience of albinism in France: a qualitative study on dyads of parents and their adult child with albinism

Fournier,

Hasdenteufel,

Garrouteigt

et al. 2024

BMC Med

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The Role of Sport in Acceptance of Disability and Resilience

AKTAŞ,

İLHAN

2023

International Journal of Disabilities Sports and Health Sciences

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It is claimed that sport is an influential mechanism that could withstand against a great many negativities with regard to life for disabled people. To this end, the purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between the acceptance of disability and resilience levels of athletes and non-athletes. The group of the research was made up of 140 athletes and 165 non-athletes (90 female, 215 male). In this study, which was designed in a descriptive research model, Acceptance Disability Scale (ADS) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were used as the data collection tools. It was found that both the acceptance of disability and the resilience levels of athletes were high compared to disabled ones and that there was a significant difference (p<0.01). In addition, it has been understood that the average scores of individuals who are successful in international competitions are higher than those who are successful in national competitions. It was concluded that there is a good level of positive relationship between acceptance of disability and resilience levels. As a result, the sport seemed to affect both acceptance of disability and resilience significantly.

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Exploring the relationship between social support, resilience, and subjective well-being in athletes of adapted sport

Mira,

Jacinto,

Costa

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionSports participation of people with disabilities provide an improvement in their skills, especially on access to social support, which could improve resilience and well-being. This study aims to analyze the association between types of social support (parents, coach, friend, and best friend), resilience and positive and negative affect, in 105 Portuguese athletes with disabilities aged between 13 and 61 years (32 ± 12.35 years).MethodsParticipants answered a short sociodemographic questionnaire, the Portuguese version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and the Brief Resilience Scale, and a scale for assessing social support from parents, coach, friend, and best friend.ResultsSocial support provided by the best friend, coach, friends, and parents had a direct effect on resilience and positive and negative affect. Results showed a positive and significant association between resilience and positive affect (r = 0.28; p = 0.004) and a negative association between resilience and negative affect (r = −0.37; p ≤ 0.001). A strong relationship was found between resilience and affect, with no relationship being verified between the sources of social support and resilience or affect, as hypothesized.DiscussionFor this group of athletes with disability, more than the social support they may have or may feel, resilience proved to be very important for the consequence of sports practice in terms of subjective well-being.

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Well-Being, Resilience and Social Support of Athletes with Disabilities: A Systematic Review

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The experience of albinism in France: a qualitative study on dyads of parents and their adult child with albinism

The experience of albinism in France: a qualitative study on dyads of parents and their adult child with albinism

The Role of Sport in Acceptance of Disability and Resilience

Exploring the relationship between social support, resilience, and subjective well-being in athletes of adapted sport

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