scholarly journals Athletic Identity and Self-Esteem of Wheelchair Basketball Players

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (95) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kęstutis Skučas
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Basketball Player ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Self Image

Background.  Disabled  persons  do  not  consider  and  use  a  single  identity  to  represent  themselves. Athletic identity as a wheelchair basketball player can help the process of acceptance and support psychological adjustment. Thus, there is a need to research the association between and the influence of the wheelchair basketball player’s qualification and a strong athletic identity on a person’s self-esteem (Hawkins, Coffee, & Soundy, 2014; Martin, Adams-Mushett, & Smith, 1995). Methods. The multidimensional Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (Brewer & Cornelius, 2002) was used to assess self-identity, social identity, exclusivity and negative affectivity of 36 wheelchair basketball players. Self-esteem was evaluated by the adapted V. Stolin’s (Столин, 1983) test including nine self-evaluation scales: internal integrity,  self-confidence,  self-direction,  self-image,  self-interest,  self-content,  self-orientation,  self-contradiction and self-accusation. Results.  It  was  found  out  that  the  athletic  identity  value  of  the  players  participating  in  international  level competitions (30 points) is statistically significantly higher compared to that of participating in national level events (18 points, p < .05). Conclusions. Disabled persons of the competition group with better athletic identity represented stronger self-integrity and were less self-accusative, more self-content, their self-confidence grew and they had a better self-image in comparison with the national level group.Keywords: self-confdence, self-image, persons with physical disability.

scholarly journals SHOULDER INJURIES IN WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL PLAYERS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Jekiełek ◽  
Angelika Sosulska ◽  
Grzegorz Mańko ◽  
Jarosław Jaszczur-Nowick
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Basketball Player ◽  
Shoulder Injuries ◽  
Shoulder Injury ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Upper Limb Pain

Sport of the disabled has been becoming more and more popular for several years, and wheelchair basketball is one of the most popular disciplines among the disabled. However, playing sports is connected with the possibility of injuries and pain in people training a given discipline. The aim of this study is to determine the occurrence of injuries and to identify most commonly injuries in athletes practicing basketball in wheelchairs. A literature review was conducted in Embase and Medline PubMed databases. Basic search terms are: shoulder injury OR shoulder pain OR upper limb disease OR upper limb disorders OR upper limb pain AND basketball OR basketball player OR wheelchair sport OR wheelchair user OR wheelchair athlete OR wheelchair basketball OR disabled sport OR disabled persons.Results: 511 non-duplicate results were found. At the stage of the analysis of titles and abstracts, 483 were rejected and 28 were qualified for the analysis of full texts. The review included 2 that met all the criteria. The topic is not discussed in large numbers in the literature and requires further research specifically focused on the prevention of shoulder injury as well as assessment of the risk of damage to individual elements that make up the shoulder joint and surrounding structures.

Athletic Identity

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Recreational Athletes ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Athletes With Disabilities ◽  
Protective Strategy

Some of the first research in disability sport focused on athletic identity using the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS). A large body of research has supported a robust finding that athletes with disabilities view themselves as legitimate athletes, whereas they believe that others (e.g., the able-bodied public) do not view them as athletes as strongly. This chapter examines descriptive and correlational research completed with the AIMS. Descriptive work indicates Paralympians relative to recreational athletes have stronger athletic identities. Correlational research indicates that athletes with strong athletic identities are more competitive and confident and have stronger sport intentions. At the same time, athletes with exclusive athletic identities may be at risk for experiencing negative affect when unable to play. Athletes may disinvest in sport and an athletic identity as their skills wane and they anticipate no longer participating in sport. While a disinvestment in athletic identity can be viewed as a self-esteem protective strategy it might also have negative performance ramifications.

scholarly journals Crafting, Constructing and Developing a Nurses’ Professional Identity Scale (NPIS)

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Shehnaaz Moola
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Randomized Sampling ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Nursing Professional

The main objective was to measure the professional identity of nurses and to evaluate the ways to measure and develop the Nurse’s Professional Identity Scale (NPIS) as perceived by Saudi student nurses. The study employed a quantitative research design to assess the measurement scale of Nurse’s Professional Identity. Data collection was done through a questionnaire from 442 student nurses, who have been recruited through a randomized sampling approach. A factor analysis identified five-factor dimensions within a multi-dimensional structure of 45 items. Factor 1 has been identified as the most important factor on self-presentation as most significant and important to the technique of constructing and forming a professional identity. Factor 2 has accounted for 5.62; Factor 3 has accounted for 5.14; Factor 4 has accounted for 4.29; and Factor 5 has accounted for 4.25. Factor 1 consisted of 16 variables and all items with loadings greater than (>0.3), which deals with self-esteem. It has been evaluated that the nursing professional identity scale can be used to adapt and assess the developing/forming stages of student nurses and the variables needed for constituting a professional identity. Self-presentation, self-image, self-esteem, self-categorization and self-concept are directly associated with certain activities, interventions, and approaches required to be developed.

Personality, Self-Image and Informal Helping Processes in Work Settings

1982 ◽  
Vol 50 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1295-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Work Setting ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Self Image

Two personality constructs (self-esteem, locus of control) and several aspects of self-image, e.g., Timidity, Abrasiveness, Perceptiveness, were related to several areas of helpers' and helpees' role behaviours in a work setting. Respondents were 136 nursing staff from a single hospital. Personality and self-image measures were more strongly related to helpers than helpees' role behaviour. Respondents with more self-esteem and internal locus of control were more active and satisfied with their helping roles. Respondents describing themselves as emotionally cold, abrasive, ineffectual, timid, not perceptive, and lacking self-confidence were less active and satisfied with their roles as helpers.

Association between quality of life and team achievement among wheelchair basketball players – a survey study

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Eilat ◽  
Barak Hazor ◽  
Eli Carmeli
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
National Level ◽  
World Health ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract: Wheelchair basketball, a popular sport that allows for the inclusion of different levels of disability, has been played since 1946. It became a Paralympics sport in 1988. The aim of the study was to examine the association between quality of life (QOL) and achievement among wheelchair basketball players on a national level.Seven German players and 11 Israeli players participated in the study. The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey and the the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaires were used to measure QOL, and a sociodemographic questionnaire was used for individual athletic lifestyles.: Due to low compliance by several countries, only Germany and Israel were surveyed. There was no significant difference in the QOL scores between Israeli and German players. Israeli players were, on average, older than German players and had higher incomes. German players dedicated more time to the sport than Israeli players.QOL and team achievement were influenced by hours of practice and younger age, which were related to physical ability requirements for athletic performance. QOL was not contingent on income level or achievement.

Playing Through Pain and Injury: Psychosocial Considerations

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Weinberg ◽  
Daniel Vernau ◽  
Thelma Horn
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Sport Culture ◽  
Behavioral Tendencies ◽  
Recreational Basketball ◽  
Do So

The purpose of the present investigation was to assess the influence of gender and athletic identity on recreational basketball players’ attitudes and behaviors with regard to playing through pain and injury. Participants included 130 male and female intramural basketball players who completed the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS), the Risk Pain and Injury Questionnaire (RPIQ), and a scale to measure behavioral tendencies toward playing with injury. Results from MANOVA and hierarchical regression analyses revealed that gender was not a factor in regard to either injury-related attitudes or behavioral tendencies. In contrast, athletic identity was a significant factor. Specifically, athletes who were higher in athletic identity exhibited more positive attitudes toward playing with injury as well as higher behavioral tendencies to do so. Study results are discussed in terms of the sport culture and sport ethic surrounding injury.

Psychosocial Construct of Career Adaptability from the Point of View of Theory and Empirical Evidence - Overview

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-125
Author(s):  
Petr Hlaďo
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Career Education ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Time Orientation ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Self Image

This overview focuses on a multidimensional psychosocial construct of career adaptability, to which a special attention has been paid recently. Career adaptability indicates individual’s means of coping with current or anticipated challenges, changes and traumas in professional roles. The study provides a description of career adaptability construct creation, its definition and dimensions – interest, control, curiosity and self-confidence. Further, tools for career adaptability measurement and selected empirical findings about career adaptability are presented. Focus is, among other things, on the relation of career adaptability and demographical variables, personality traits, self-image, self-esteem, confidence in own abilities, professional identity, time orientation, academic success, career vocation, career satisfaction etc. Presented theoretical and empirical findings are important for career counsellors and teachers of career education, who can, based on the knowledge of career adaptability, suggest interventions reflecting specific needs of individual clients and students.

Sport Orientation and Athletic Identity of Greek Wheelchair Basketball Players

2009 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 887-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Kokaridas ◽  
Stefanos Perkos ◽  
Thomas Harbalis ◽  
Evaggelos Koltsidas
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Sport Orientation

scholarly journals Predictors of Social Physique Anxiety in Adolescent Swimmers with Physical Disabilities

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Social Physique Anxiety ◽  
Self Identity

The purpose was to examine predictors of social physique anxiety (SPA) in adolescent swimmers with physical disabilities. Participants were 57 swimmers (27 females, 30 males, ages 16-19, M = 16.2) with various physical disabilities. A three-way ANOVA revealed significant differences in SPA between countries and among disabilities but not gender. Stepwise multiple regression results indicated that self-esteem and the self-identity subscale of the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS) were the best predictors of SPA but that gender, country, and type of disability were not significant.

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