Narratives of Adventure, Intimacy, Conformity, and Rejection: Narrative Inquiry as a Methodological Approach to Understanding How Women Student Athletes 'Do' Sport-Related Drinking
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| Title: | Narratives of Adventure, Intimacy, Conformity, and Rejection: Narrative Inquiry as a Methodological Approach to Understanding How Women Student Athletes 'Do' Sport-Related Drinking |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sarah Partington (ORCID |
| Source: | Sport, Education and Society. 2024 29(1):102-117. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Student Athletes, Females, Personal Narratives, Drinking, Health Behavior, Intervention, Student Subcultures, College Students |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13573322.2022.2105315 |
| ISSN: | 1357-3322 1470-1243 |
| Abstract: | In this paper, we offer narrative inquiry as a methodology for understanding how women student athletes 'do' sport-related drinking. 11 women student athletes took part in individual face-to-face interviews each approximately one hour in duration. Data were analysed via structural and thematic narrative analysis to identify public and private narratives, narrative tensions and narrative silences. Findings are presented in the form of analytical abstraction (Story analyst) and creative non-fiction (Storyteller) to both discuss and show theoretical understandings. Two public narratives, 'Drinking adventures' and 'We are family,' were identified as meta narratives via which women student athletes learn how to 'do' drinking. However, three private, counter narratives, 'Fresher do this,' 'Know your limits,' and 'The Ghost story,' revealed narrative tensions and contradictions. These findings provide new insights into the nuances, complexities, and power dynamics surrounding women student athletes' drinking practices and can be used to inform more specifically tailored health interventions. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1405766 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, we offer narrative inquiry as a methodology for understanding how women student athletes 'do' sport-related drinking. 11 women student athletes took part in individual face-to-face interviews each approximately one hour in duration. Data were analysed via structural and thematic narrative analysis to identify public and private narratives, narrative tensions and narrative silences. Findings are presented in the form of analytical abstraction (Story analyst) and creative non-fiction (Storyteller) to both discuss and show theoretical understandings. Two public narratives, 'Drinking adventures' and 'We are family,' were identified as meta narratives via which women student athletes learn how to 'do' drinking. However, three private, counter narratives, 'Fresher do this,' 'Know your limits,' and 'The Ghost story,' revealed narrative tensions and contradictions. These findings provide new insights into the nuances, complexities, and power dynamics surrounding women student athletes' drinking practices and can be used to inform more specifically tailored health interventions. |
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| ISSN: | 1357-3322 1470-1243 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13573322.2022.2105315 |
