Caddick Nick, Smith Brett, Phoenix Cassandra
University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Qual Health Res. 2015 Jan;25(1):76-86. doi: 10.1177/1049732314549477. Epub 2014 Sep 4.
Although researchers have identified the benefits of physical activity on well-being, there is little evidence concerning the effects of nature-based physical activity. We investigated the effect of one nature-based activity-surfing-on the well-being of combat veterans experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We conducted interviews and participant observations with a group of combat veterans belonging to a United Kingdom-based veterans' surfing charity. Our primary analytical approach was dialogical narrative analysis. Based on our rigorous analysis and findings, we suggest that surfing facilitated a sense of respite from PTSD. Respite was a fully embodied feeling of release from suffering that was cultivated through surfing and shaped by the stories veterans told of their experiences. We significantly extend previous knowledge on physical activity, combat veterans, and PTSD by highlighting how nature-based physical activity, encapsulated in the conceptual notion of the "blue gym," can promote well-being among combat veterans.
尽管研究人员已经确定了体育活动对幸福感的益处，但关于基于自然的体育活动的影响，几乎没有证据。我们调查了一种基于自然的活动——冲浪——对患有创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的退伍军人幸福感的影响。我们对一群隶属于英国一家退伍军人冲浪慈善机构的退伍军人进行了访谈和参与观察。我们的主要分析方法是对话叙事分析。基于我们严谨的分析和研究结果，我们认为冲浪有助于从创伤后应激障碍中获得喘息之感。喘息是一种从痛苦中完全释放的身体感受，这种感受通过冲浪培养而成，并由退伍军人讲述的自身经历故事所塑造。我们通过强调“蓝色健身房”这一概念中所包含的基于自然的体育活动如何能够促进退伍军人的幸福感，显著扩展了此前关于体育活动、退伍军人和创伤后应激障碍的知识。
