School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Leicestershire,United Kingdom.
English Institute of Sport, The Manchester Institute of Health and Performance, Manchester,United Kingdom.
Adapt Phys Activ Q. 2023 May 9;41(1):9-32. doi: 10.1123/apaq.2022-0108. Print 2024 Jan 1.
Organizational culture in sports affects well-being, performance, and overall success. Although team culture has been explored within able-bodied teams, little is known about culture development within parasport. Using a descriptive case study approach, our study examined the culture development and experiences of an elite parasport team. Two semistructured individual telephone interviews were conducted with nine participants (athletes and staff), and one athlete-participant completed one interview. An inductive thematic analysis revealed two themes: approach to culture development and team culture components. Culture development was linked with facilitative leadership and important resources. This supported the team to create their shared values and mechanisms, including a behavioral framework, other artifacts (e.g., shared language and team motto), and a relaxed environment. These helped to maintain their agreed culture and benefited their well-being, progress, and team cohesion. Our results offer a starting point regarding research into the culture of elite parasport and have practical implications for managers, coaches, and psychologists.
体育组织文化会影响幸福感、绩效和整体成功。虽然团队文化已经在健全人团队中进行了探索,但对于残奥运动中的文化发展知之甚少。本研究采用描述性案例研究方法,考察了一支精英残奥运动队的文化发展和经历。对九名参与者(运动员和工作人员)进行了两次半结构化的个人电话访谈,其中一名运动员参与者完成了一次访谈。通过归纳主题分析,揭示了两个主题:文化发展方法和团队文化组成部分。文化发展与促进性领导和重要资源有关。这使团队能够创造他们的共同价值观和机制,包括行为框架、其他人工制品(例如,共同语言和团队座右铭)以及轻松的环境。这些有助于维持他们商定的文化,并使他们受益于幸福感、进步和团队凝聚力。我们的研究结果为精英残奥运动的文化研究提供了一个起点,并对经理、教练和心理学家具有实际意义。