Team Mums: Team Sport Experiences of Athletic Mothers.

Joanne Batey; Helen Owton

doi:10.1123/wspaj.2014-0010

Team Mums: Team Sport Experiences of Athletic Mothers.

Joanne Batey
, Helen Owton

School of Sport, Health & Community (SHC)

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Abstract

Maintaining involvement in sport and exercise activities is a challenge for mothers with young children. This study therefore qualitatively explores the experiences of 7 mothers who have managed to remain physically active in team sports exploring how the team environment might meet their psychological needs. We analyze the results through Self-Determination Theory (SDT). Semi-structured interviews were thematically analyzed to reveal the following themes: perceived benefits of sport, perceived benefits of being part of a team, needing time out from being a mother, social support and empowerment and self-determination. Feelings of competence, autonomy and relatedness were interwoven to these themes thus demonstrating the applicability of SDT to this domain.

Original language	English
Article number	1
Pages (from-to)	30-36
Number of pages	6
Journal	Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2014-0010
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Mothers, Team Sport, women in sport

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