"Somos escaladoras" Historias de vida de mujeres ciclistas en equipos internacionales / "We are climbers" Life stories of women cyclists in international teams
Quad. psicol. (Bellaterra, Internet)
; 22(3): e1555-e1555, 2020.
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Recientemente, la psicología del deporte ha centrado su atención en la carrera de deportistas migrantes transnacionales, quienes transitan entre diversos contextos culturales y experimen-tan transiciones culturales. Sin embargo, son pocos los estudios sobre esta transición con mujeres deportistas. Por ello, mediante la metodología de historias de vida, este artículo explora las experiencias de dos mujeres ciclistas latinoamericanas al transitar hacia equipos profesionales internacionales. El análisis temático permitió construir cuatro temas (a) "el sueño olímpico", (b) "enfrentándose a lo desconocido", (c) "redes que sostienen" y (d) "mujeres y escaladoras". Se identificó que uno de los motivos para migrar es ayudar a mejorar la calidad de vida de sus familias. Además, durante esta transición, las ciclistas relataron experimentar cambios en las dinámicas de comunicación con su familia y el papel significativo de sus parejas como fuentes de apoyo emocional. En la Discusión, proponemos estrategias para asesorar a ciclistas transnacionales latinoamericanas durante esta transición
ABSTRACT
Sport psychology has recently focused on understanding the experiences of migrant transnational elite athletes (i.e., athletes that move through different cultural contexts and face cultural transitions). However, few studies have explored the cultural transition in female athletes. The present study applied the life stories method to explore the experiences of two female Latin-American cyclists when they were transitioning to international professional teams. Thematic analysis allowed us to generate four themes (a) "the Olympic dream", (b) "facing the unknown", (c) "supporting networks" and (d) "women and climbers". We identified that one of their main reasons to migrate was to improve their family's quality of life. In addition, during their cultural transitions, both cyclists experienced changes in the communication dynamics with their families and highlighted the key role that partners played in providing emotional support. In the Discussion, we provide strategies to support Latin-American transnational female cyclists during cultural transition
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IBECS
Main subject:
Professional Competence
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Bicycling
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Adaptation, Psychological
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Cultural Diffusion
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Quad. psicol. (Bellaterra, Internet)
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona/España