A1 Journal article (refereed)
‘’It was the end of the world” : The lifeworld of elite male rugby union players living with injury : An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2022)
Murray, L., Vuoskoski, P., Wellman, J., & Hebron, C. (2022). ‘’It was the end of the world” : The lifeworld of elite male rugby union players living with injury : An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 38(9), 1219-1232. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2020.1825578
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Murray, Luke; Vuoskoski, Pirjo; Wellman, Josh; Hebron, Clair
Journal or series: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
ISSN: 0959-3985
eISSN: 1532-5040
Publication year: 2022
Publication date: 05/10/2020
Volume: 38
Issue number: 9
Pages range: 1219-1232
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2020.1825578
Publication open access: Not open
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/84616
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to take a lifeworld perspective to explore how living with injury was meaningful to professional rugby players.
Methods: A purposive sample of five participants were recruited and data collection undertaken via semi-structured interviews. Audio-recordings were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis methodology to develop the themes.
Findings: Three master themes emerged from the analysis, each comprising of two subthemes; 1) Sense of Uncertainty (1a. Fear of the Unknown, 1b. Lack of Control), 2) Experienced Change in Relationships (2a. Lived Human Relations, 2b. Coping), 3) Sense of Self (3a. Isolation and Belonging, 3b. ‘’Being” an Athlete).
Conclusion: Participants described the challenge to their sense of self and ‘being’ athletes’, as the isolation from the team deprived them of their sense of belonging. Participants illustrated the experienced significance of their relationships, the uncertainty over their lives and the unique strategies to cope. Emotions of anxiety, grief, anger, and shock reverberate throughout their accounts.
Keywords: athletes; top athletes; sports injuries; becoming injured; identity (mental objects); self-esteem; phenomenology; rugby
Free keywords: qualitative; athletes; identity; sense of self; phenomenology; rugby
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2022
Preliminary JUFO rating: 1