Impact of the Paralympic Games on the Beliefs of Children with Physical Disabilities Engaging in Sports and Physical Activities: A Chinese Perspective
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Framework
2.1. The Theory of Planned Bahviour and the Beliefs of Children with Physical Disabilities
2.2. Social Construction of Disability and Barriers to Sport and PA Engagement
3. Methods
3.1. Research Design
3.2. Participants
3.3. Program Description
3.4. Instrument
3.5. Procedures
3.6. Data Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Theme 1: Shocked, Knowledgeable and Useful
4.1.1. Subtheme 1: Feeling Shocked and Moved by the Paralympians
- Interviewee:
- What did you think after watching the videos where Paralympians won the championship?
- Xue:
- I’m excited. It’s unbelievable they can do it. They are same with me, but they can do it. They are so great!
- Interviewee:
- Which moment touched you the most?
- Xue:
- I think it’s the moment that their tears shed when they saw the national flags were raised.
4.1.2. Subtheme 2: Enjoying These Workshops but Need More
4.2. Theme 2: Willingness to Try
4.2.1. Subtheme 1: Wanted to Try
4.2.2. Subtheme 2: Participation Barriers
4.3. Theme 3: Obtaining Support
4.3.1. Subtheme 1: Hope My Family Supports Me
4.3.2. Subtheme 2: Hope to Know How to Overcome Psychological Barriers
- Interviewee:
- Do you want to take part in sports or various physical activities after watching the videos that Paralympians won the championship?
- Xue:
- Yeah, I’m very excited…they are very good. I felt I have the impulse to take part in sports when I was watching the videos, but I soon realized that I couldn’t.
- Interviewee:
- Why?
- Xue:
- Because I have no abilities. I couldn’t do many movements. My classmates would laugh at me when I tried to behave like them.
- Interviewee:
- Can you give me an example?
- Xue:
- En, let me think… oh, one time, we attended a physical education class, we practised basketball shooting. It was my turn. The teacher let me try. I tried my best to shoot, but the result was that the ball was thrown out only one step. The whole class burst into laughter. I felt embarrassed and sad at that time.
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions and Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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No | Interview Questions |
---|---|
1 | I want to talk to you about the Paralympic Games. Can you tell me what you know about the Paralympic Games? (Follow-up: Who participates? What sports do they play in the Paralympic Games? When are the Paralympic Games? Where do you find out the information about the Paralympic Games? What do you know about the Olympic Games?) |
2 | What do you think about the Paralympic Games? |
3 | What do you think about sports and PA engagement? (Follow-up: Do you participate in sports or engage in various physical activities? What sports do you participate in?) |
4 | What do you think about sports and PA for people with disabilities, especially for people with physical disabilities? |
5 | Do your families, friends or teachers encourage you to take part in sports or various physical activities? To what degree are you motivated to comply with how others feel about your PA engagement? Why? |
6 | How confident are you in taking part in sports or engaging in various physical activities? Why? What factors facilitate your sports participation or PA engagement? What factors impede your sports participation or PA engagement? |
No | Interview Questions |
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1 | Describe your overall impressions of the workshops of the Paralympic Games and PA? Did it meet your expectations? Did you learn something from the workshops? |
2 | Describe your overall impressions of the Paralympic Games and the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games? |
3 | Were the workshops effective at introducing students with disabilities to the knowledge about the Paralympic Games and PA engagement? |
4 | Think about the Paralympic Games. Do you think they encourage children with disabilities to take part in sports or various physical activities? Why? |
5 | Has the Paralympic Games changed how you think about the sport and various physical activities your take part in? Did the Paralympic Games encourage you to engage in more sports and PA? Why? |
6 | Would you adopt the knowledge and skills you learned from the workshops when you take part in sports or engage in various physical activities? |
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Qi, J.; Cai, J.-H.; Meng, X. Impact of the Paralympic Games on the Beliefs of Children with Physical Disabilities Engaging in Sports and Physical Activities: A Chinese Perspective. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 7296. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147296
Qi J, Cai J-H, Meng X. Impact of the Paralympic Games on the Beliefs of Children with Physical Disabilities Engaging in Sports and Physical Activities: A Chinese Perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(14):7296. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147296
Chicago/Turabian StyleQi, Jing, Jin-He Cai, and Xun Meng. 2021. "Impact of the Paralympic Games on the Beliefs of Children with Physical Disabilities Engaging in Sports and Physical Activities: A Chinese Perspective" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 14: 7296. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147296