Facultad de Deporte, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Madrid, Spain.
PLoS One. 2023 May 19;18(5):e0286152. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286152. eCollection 2023.
In recent years, there has been an increase in knowledge about the barriers experienced by people with disabilities in the education system or sports. However, no studies have analyzed the barriers for those who try to succeed in both disciplines (dual career). The purpose of this study was to examine the barriers faced by student-athletes with/out disability to a dual career combining studies and sport. Two groups were involved in the study (n = 162): student-athletes with disabilities (n = 79) and student-athletes without disabilities (n = 83). Data collected included: (a) socio-demographic aspects; and (b) barriers towards achieving a good balance between sport and academics during the dual career, through the "Perceptions of dual career student-athletes" (ESTPORT) questionnaire. The results showed that student-athletes with disabilities were more likely to perceive in a greater extent the barriers, the university is far from my home (p = 0.007) and the university is far from my training site (p = 0.006), I find myself unable to balance study and training time (p = 0.030), I have to take care of my family (p<0.001), and my current job does not allow me to study enough (p<0.001). The MANOVA analysis showed that the factors gender, competitive level, and employment status had an influence on the perception of some barriers between groups. In conclusion, student-athletes with disabilities perceived barriers more strongly than those without disabilities, and measures are needed to ensure their inclusion in the education system.
近年来，人们对残疾人士在教育系统或体育领域所面临的障碍有了更多的了解。然而，尚无研究分析那些试图在这两个领域都取得成功的人的障碍（双重职业生涯）。本研究的目的是检验残疾和非残疾学生运动员在兼顾学业和运动的双重职业生涯中所面临的障碍。研究涉及两个组（n=162）：残疾学生运动员（n=79）和非残疾学生运动员（n=83）。收集的数据包括：（a）社会人口统计学方面；以及（b）通过“双重职业生涯学生运动员的看法”（ESTPORT）问卷，了解他们在双重职业生涯中实现体育和学业良好平衡所面临的障碍。结果表明，残疾学生运动员更有可能感知到更大程度的障碍，如“大学离我家很远”（p=0.007）和“大学离我的训练地点很远”（p=0.006）、“我发现自己无法平衡学习和训练时间”（p=0.030）、“我要照顾家人”（p<0.001）和“我目前的工作不允许我充分学习”（p<0.001）。MANOVA 分析表明，性别、竞技水平和就业状况等因素对组间某些障碍的感知有影响。总之，残疾学生运动员比非残疾学生运动员更能感知到障碍，需要采取措施确保他们融入教育系统。
