TY - JOUR 
A1 - Martínez Pascual, Beatriz
AU - Álvarez Harris, Sara
AU - Fernández de las Penas, César
AU - Palacios Ceña, Domingo
T1 - Maternity in Spanish elite sportswomen: a qualitative study
Y1 - 2014
SN - 03630242
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/3875
AB - The aim of this qualitative phenomenological study was to describe the experiences of maternity among Spanish elite sportswomen. Twenty (n=20) Spanish elite were included. A qualitative analysis was conducted. Data were collected using in-depth personal interviews, investigator’s field notes and extracts from the participants’ personal letters. Identified themes included: a) A new identity, with 2 sub-themes: “Mother role”, and “Being visible”, b) Going back to sport, with 3 subthemes: “Guilt appears”, “Justifying going back to sport” and “Rediscovering sport”; and, c) Reaching a goal, with 2 subthemes: “Balancing mother-sportswoman” and “The challenge of maternity”. Understanding the meaning of maternity for elite Spanish sportswomen might help gain deeper insight into their expectations and develop training systems focused on elite sports women after pregnancy.
KW - Sport
KW - Maternity
KW - Mujeres y deportes
KW - Maternidad
KW - Atleta
KW - Mujer
LA - eng
ER -