Becoming a mother-athlete : female athletes' transition to motherhood in Slovenia

Tekavc, Janja (avtor), Wylleman, Paul (avtor), Cecić Erpič, Saša (avtor)

Perceptions of incompatibility of sport and motherhood still exist within both sport and family Slovene cultures. For many female athletes starting a family means an end of their athletic careers. However, some women decide to pursue their athletic life after they become mothers. While recent media interest in mother-athletes has increased significantly, scientific research focusing on this topic is still scarce. The purpose of this study was to explore the transition of Slovene female athletes into motherhood and their experiences of combining motherhood with competitive sport. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight female elite athletes, who became mothers during their elite level competitive career. The results of the study revealed that mother-athletes perceived this transition as a long-term process in which motherhood and elite sport had a reciprocal effect on each other. Three transition phases characterized by changes in the participants’ holistic development were identified: (1) pre-pregnancy and pregnancy, (2) returning to competitive sport, and (3) living the life of a mother-athlete.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: sport, women, children, parenthood, mother, holistic athletic career model, athlets
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FŠ - Fakulteta za šport
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2020
• Št. strani: Str. 734–750
• Številčenje: Vol. 23, no. 4
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-147276
• UDK: 796.01
• ISSN pri članku: 1743-0445
• DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2020.1720200
• COBISS.SI-ID: 5665457
• Datum objave v RUL: 28.06.2023

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Sport in society : cultures, commerce, media, politics
• Založnik: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 1743-0445
• COBISS.SI-ID: 522138137

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.sl
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Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: šport, ženske, otroci, starši, matere, športniki, športna kariera