Disability,inclusive adventurous training and adapted sport: Two soldiers' stories of involvement |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Technische Universität München, Georg-Brauchle-Ring 60/62, 80992 München, Germany;2. University of Konstanz, Sportwissenschaft Fach 30, 78457 Konstanz, Germany;3. University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany;4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engler-Bunte-Ring 15, Geb. 40.40, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany;1. Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, Groningen 9712 TS, The Netherlands;2. University of Chester, UK;3. Brunel University, UK;1. National Institute of Sport Studies, University of Canberra, Bruce, ACT 2601, Australia;2. Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, United Kingdom;3. University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, United Kingdom;1. Neurocognition and Action – Research Group, Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany;2. Research Institute for Cognition and Robotics (CoR-Lab), Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany;3. Cognitive Interaction Technology – Center of Excellence (CITEC), Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 21–23, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany |
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| Abstract: | ObjectivesTo generate insights into the personal meaning and value of an inclusive adventurous training and adapted sport course for military personnel who have experienced physical disability as a result of injuries sustained during active service.DesignNarrative storytelling approach based on collaboratively written creative nonfictions.MethodFirst-person stories were constructed with two male soldiers on the basis of informal interviews and conversations across five days of a residential adventure training and sport course.ResultsThe stories portray the personal benefits, meaning, and value of adventurous training and sport by illuminating each individual's experiences since injury/trauma, his experiences while on the course, and how these interact to shape psychological wellbeing and future life horizons. They reveal a complex interplay between physical, psychological, and social disability among some military personnel.ConclusionsThe story as analysis expands current understanding of the psychological effects of physical activity for injured military personnel through: (i) providing an alternative analytical approach; (ii) revealing subjectivities, personal meaning, and biographical connections to generate a holistic understanding of the individual; (iii) preserving the complexity and ambiguity that characterize lived experience to support plural understandings; (iv) sharing an embodied representation as an ethical act of witnessing another's life. We suggest these kinds of understandings are necessary for physical activity practitioners who wish to support military personnel who have sustained a disability. |
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| Keywords: | Mental health Military Narrative Rehabilitation Story Creative nonfiction |
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