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Understanding The Lived Experiences of Black Female College Athletes and Factors that Influence their Anxiety.

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العنوان: Understanding The Lived Experiences of Black Female College Athletes and Factors that Influence their Anxiety.
المؤلفون: Ojemaye, Luka, Olushola-Ogunrinde, Joyce, Hawkins, Billy, Cottingham, Michael
المصدر: Journal of Intercollegiate Sport; 2024, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p237-264, 28p
مصطلحات موضوعية: BLACK women, COLLEGE athletes, WOMEN athletes, HISTORICALLY Black colleges & universities, BLACK feminism, STEREOTYPES, GENDER inequality
الشركة/الكيان: NATIONAL Collegiate Athletic Association
مستخلص: To inform the development of culturally and socially appropriate interventions, this study examined the lived experiences of Black female college athletes (BFCAs) and identified sources that increase their vulnerability to anxiety. Black Feminist Thought, with sub-tenets of intersectionality and outsider within status, was used as the theoretical foundation to examine the lives of the BFCAs. Using an interpretative phenomenological approach, this qualitative study addressed the question: What sociocultural factors affect anxiety in Black female college athletes? Nine Black female college athletes from an NCAA Division I program agreed to participate in this study. Regarding the sources of anxiety, four themes emerged: regimented schedule (subthemes: lack of freedom, decreased choices, and external locus), forced community (subthemes: isolation and team conflict), emphasis on athletics (subthemes: coaching pressures, training pressures, and academic pressures) and navigating marginalization (subthemes: gender and racial stereotypes and gender and racial inequality). Two unexpected themes also materialized: family support and suggested solutions (subthemes: representation and communication). The findings and analysis were based on the data collected and the theoretical lens. The results suggest the need for culturally appropriate interventions to support this specific college athlete population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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قاعدة البيانات: Complementary Index
الوصف
تدمد:19416342
DOI:10.17161/jis.v17i2.21248