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Athletes with physical disabilities practice fewer sports than people without disabilities due to the difficulties and barriers they face in their daily lives. Sports are a powerful tool offering multiple physical, psychological and social benefits and act as a facilitator in their societal integration and inclusion. Today, more and more studies are analysing the psychological strengths of athletes, as well as their well-being. This research aimed to describe the levels of life satisfaction and psychological capital in a sample of physically disabled athletes according to the following variables: age, gender, degree of dependence, type of disability and level of competition. A structured questionnaire was distributed to 101 federated athletes with physical disabilities in the Basque Autonomous Community, with a valid return rate of 79 participants. A study of the relationship between variables was conducted using student's t-test and ANOVA. A stepwise hierarchical multiple linear regression was also performed to assess the predictive capabilities of the analysed variables on life satisfaction. The findings showed that gender, degree of dependence and level of competition correlated with the psychological capital and life satisfaction of athletes with disabilities; male athletes scored higher in the self-efficacy and hope dimensions of psychological capital; athletes with lower levels of dependence scored higher on life satisfaction; and international athletes scored higher on psychological capital, specifically on the self-efficacy dimension. Finally, psychological capital and degree of dependence also had a significant influence on athletes' life satisfaction.
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En un entorno en constante evolución como en el que vivimos, a veces nos preguntamos cuál es el papel del ocio en la vida de las personas. Este artículo pretende reflexionar y poner encima de la mesa algunos elementos que nos permitan observar de manera general el valor del ocio y de uno de sus ámbitos, como es el deporte, en la sociedad contemporánea y en particular como elemento de cohesión social a lo largo de la vida. Los valores básicos para fundamentar la ciudadanía tienen que ver con conceptos tales como la autonomía personal, la igualdad y la diversidad entendidos desde una perspectiva integradora. En la globalización actual en la que vivimos se encuentra inmerso lo cultural y lo educativo. El aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida permite tomar conciencia de lo local (lo personal) en lo social (lo global) convirtiéndose en un recurso importante para lograr el desarrollo individual y una mejora en la convivencia social
In a constantly changing environment as the one we live in, we sometimes wonder what the role of leisure is in the lives of people. This article aims to reflect and put on the table some elements that allow us to observe generally the value of leisure and one of its areas, such as sport, in contemporary society and in particular as an element of social cohesion throughout life. The core values to support citizenship have to do with personal autonomy, equality and diversity, understood from an integrative perspective. In the current state of globalization in which we live in, the cultural and educational appear embedded. Learning throughout life enable awareness of the local (personal) in the social (global) becoming an important resource for achieving individual development and improvement in social life
