Rougeau Kathryn M, Koziel Stephen R, Gjorgjevski Angelina M, Joines Joshua L
Department of Public & Environmental Wellness, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA.
Department of Health & Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Disabil Health J. 2025 Jan;18(1):101685. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101685. Epub 2024 Aug 15.
Identity development explores how individuals perceive themselves based on their life experiences, including their current self and aspirations. Athlete Identity has been studied using a 4-factor framework across various sports and ability groups. However, there is limited research on how individuals with physical disabilities perceive themselves as athletes and how an acquired disability impacts identity compared to a congenital disability.
To test the validity of the 4-Factor Model of Athlete Identity and to determine if athletic identity differs between para-athletes who have congenital versus acquired disabilities.
Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. Participants consisted of 408 individuals (8 years and older) who play wheelchair basketball (n = 315 male; 29.13 ± 13.89 yrs; M ± SD) who responded to a brief online questionnaire including basic demographics and the 10-item Athlete Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS).
No significant differences in total AIMS scores were found between participants with congenital disabilities and participants with acquired disabilities. Age was a significant covariate. Eigenvalue analysis of the AIMS scores shows that 2 factors describe this population of athletes.
Disability acquisition is not associated with total AIMS scores. Athletic identity is weaker in older participants suggesting a more inclusive self-schema as one ages. The 4-factor model of Athletic Identity is not applicable in this population. Continued research into the intersection of athlete and disability identity is warranted.
North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, 2019.
身份认同发展探讨个体如何基于自身生活经历来感知自己，包括当前的自我和抱负。运动员身份认同已通过一个四因素框架在各类运动项目和能力群体中得到研究。然而，关于身体残疾个体如何将自己视为运动员，以及后天残疾与先天性残疾相比如何影响身份认同，相关研究较少。
检验运动员身份认同四因素模型的有效性，并确定先天性残疾与后天残疾的残疾运动员在运动身份认同上是否存在差异。
对来自美国国家轮椅篮球协会的横断面数据进行二次分析。参与者包括408名（8岁及以上）轮椅篮球运动员（n = 315名男性；29.13 ± 13.89岁；均值±标准差），他们回答了一份简短的在线问卷，包括基本人口统计学信息和10项运动员身份测量量表（AIMS）。
先天性残疾参与者和后天残疾参与者在AIMS总分上未发现显著差异。年龄是一个显著的协变量。对AIMS分数的特征值分析表明，两个因素描述了这群运动员。
残疾的获得与AIMS总分无关。年龄较大的参与者的运动身份认同较弱，这表明随着年龄增长，自我图式更具包容性。运动员身份认同的四因素模型不适用于这群人。有必要继续研究运动员身份认同与残疾身份认同的交叉领域。
北美运动与身体活动心理学协会，2019年。
