Narrative inquiry in sport and exercise psychology: What can it mean, and why might we do it?

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Smith, Brett ^a   Sparkes, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body; Meaning; Narrative; Relational; Self; Story; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549099924     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

References (75)

1. Andrews M., Sclater S., Rustin M., Squire C., and Treacher A. Introduction. In: Andrews M., Sclater S., Squire C., and Treacher A. (Eds). Lines of narrative (2000), Routledge, London 1-10
2. In: Angus L.E., and McLeod J. (Eds). The handbook of narrative and psychotherapy (2004), Sage, London
3. Angus L.E., and McLeod J. Toward an integrative framework for understanding the role of narrative in the psychotherapy process. In: Angus L., and McLeod J. (Eds). The handbook of narrative and psychotherapy (2004), Sage, London 367-374
4. Atkinson P., Coffey A., and Delamont S. Key themes in qualitative research (2003), AltaMira Press, Oxford
5. Atkinson P., and Delamont S. Rescuing narrative from qualitative research. Narrative Inquiry 16 (2006) 164-172
6. Bamberg M. Stories: big or small-why do we care?. Narrative Inquiry 16 (2006) 139-147
7. Bochner A. Perspectives on inquiry III: the moral of stories. In: Knapp M., and Daley J. (Eds). The handbook of interpersonal communication. 3rd ed. (2002), Sage, London 73-101
8. Brockmeier J., and Harré R. Narrative: Problems and promises of an alternative paradigm. In: Brockmeier J., and Carbaugh D. (Eds). Narrative and identity (pp. 39-58) (2001), John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam
9. Bruner J. Acts of meaning (1990), Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
10. Bruner J. Making stories (2002), Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
11. Carless D., and Sparkes A. The physical activity experiences of men with serious mental illness: three short stories. Psychology of Sport and Exercise 9 (2008) 191-210
12. Charon R. A narrative medicine for pain. In: Carr D., Loeser J., and Morris D. (Eds). Narrative, pain, and suffering Vol. 34 (2005), IASP Press, Seattle, WA 29-44
13. Chase S.E. Taking narrative seriously: consequences for method and theory in interview studies. In: Josselson R., and Lieblich A. (Eds). Interpreting experience: The narrative study of lives (1995), Sage Publications, London 1-26
14. Clandinin J., Pusher D., and Orr A. Navigating sites for narrative inquiry. Journal of Teacher Education 58 (2007) 21-35
15. Cobley P. Narrative (2001), Routledge, London
16. Crossley M. Introducing narrative psychology (2000), Open University Press, Buckingham, UK
17. Czarniawski B. Narratives in social science research (2004), Sage, London
18. Davies B., and Harré R. Positioning: the discursive production of selves. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 20 (1990) 43-63
19. Eakin P. How lives become stories: Making selves (1999), Cornell University Press, London
20. Elliott J. Using narrative in social research (2005), Sage, London
21. Frank A. The wounded storyteller (1995), The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL
22. Frank A. Enacting illness stories: when, what, and why. In: Nelson H. (Ed). Stories and their limits: Narrative approaches to bioethics (1997), Routledge, London 31-49
23. Frank A. The standpoint of storyteller. Qualitative Health Research 10 (2000) 354-365
24. Frank A. The renewal of generosity (2004), The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL
25. Freeman M. Life "on holiday"? In defense of big stories. Narrative Inquiry 16 (2006) 131-138
26. Gergen K. An invitation to social construction (1999), Sage, London
27. Gergen K. Agency: social construction and relational action. Theory & Psychology 9 (1999) 113-115
28. Gilbourne D., and Richardson D. Tales from the field: personal reflections on the provision of psychological support in professional soccer. Psychology of Sport and Exercise 7 (2006) 325-337
29. Krane V., and Baird S. Using ethnography in applied sport psychology. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 17 (2005) 1-21
30. Maines D. The faultline of consciousness (2001), Aldine De Gruyter, New York
31. McLeod J. Narrative and psychotherapy (1997), Sage, London
32. Mishler E. Storylines: Craft artists' narratives of identity (1999), Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
33. Mishler E. Foreword. In: Rapport R., and Wainwright P. (Eds). The self in health and illness (pp. iv-vvii) (2006), Radcliffe Publishing, Oxford
34. Nelson H. Damaged identities, narrative repair (2001), Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY
35. Nisbett R.E. The anticreativity letters: advice from a senior tempter to a junior tempter. American Psychologist 45 (1990) 1078-1082
36. Phoenix C., Smith B., and Sparkes A.C. Experiences and expectations of biographical time among young athletes: a life course perspective. Time & Society 16 (2007) 231-252
37. Pinnegar S., and Daynes G. Locating narrative inquiry historically. In: Clandinin D.J. (Ed). Handbook of narrative inquiry (2007), Sage, London 3-34
38. Polkinghorne D. Narrative knowing and the human sciences (1988), SUNY Press, Albany, NY
39. Ramírez-Esparza N., and Pennebaker J. Do good stories produce good health? Exploring words, language and culture. Narrative Inquiry 16 (2006) 211-219
40. Richardson L. Writing: a method of inquiry. In: Denzin N., and Lincoln Y. (Eds). Handbook of qualitative research. 2nd ed. (2000), Sage, London 923-948
41. Riessman C. Narrative analysis (1993), Sage, London
42. Riessman C. Performing identities in illness narrative: masculinity and multiple sclerosis. Qualitative Research 3 (2003) 5-33
43. Riessman C. Narrative methods for the human sciences (2008), Sage, London
44. Riessman C., and Quinney L. Narrative in social work. Qualitative Social Work 4 (2005) 391-412
45. Riessman C., and Speedy J. Narrative inquiry in the psychotherapy professions. In: Clandinin D.J. (Ed). Handbook of narrative inquiry (2007), Sage, London 426-456
46. Riley T., and Hawe P. Researching practice: the methodological case for narrative inquiry. Health Education Research: Theory & Practice 20 (2005) 226-236
47. In: Sarbin T. (Ed). Narrative psychology (1986), Praeger, New York
48. Schiff B. The promise (and challenge) of an innovative narrative psychology. Narrative Inquiry 16 (2006) 19-27
49. Sclater S. What is the subject?. Narrative Inquiry 13 (2003) 317-330
50. Shenhav S. Thin and thick narrative analysis: on the question of defining and analysing political narratives. Narrative Inquiry 15 (2005) 75-99
51. Smith B. The Abyss: exploring depression through a narrative of the self. Qualitative Inquiry 5 (1999) 264-279
52. Smith B. The state of the art in narrative inquiry: some reflections. Narrative Inquiry 17 (2007) 391-398
53. Smith B., and Sparkes A. Men, sport, spinal cord injury, and narratives of hope. Social Science and Medicine 61 (2005) 1095-1105
54. Smith B., and Sparkes A. Narrative inquiry in psychology: exploring the tensions within. Qualitative Research in Psychology 3 (2006) 169-192
55. Smith B., and Sparkes A. Sport, spinal cord injury, and body narratives: a qualitative project. Health Psychology Update 16 (2007) 26-33
56. Smith B., and Sparkes A.C. Contrasting perspectives on narrating selves and identities: an invitation to dialogue. Qualitative Research 8 (2008) 5-35
57. Smith B., and Sparkes A.C. Changing bodies, changing narratives and the consequences of tellability: a case study of becoming disabled through sport. Sociology of Health and Illness 30 (2008) 217-236
58. Smith J.A. Towards a relational self: Social engagement during pregnancy and psychological preparation for motherhood. British Journal of Social Psychology 38 (1999) 409-426
59. Smith J.K. The nature of social and educational Inquiry: Empiricism versus interpretation (1989), Ablex Publishing Corporation, Norwood, NJ
60. Smith J.K., and Deemer D. The problem of criteria in the age of relativism. In: Denzin N., and Lincoln Y. (Eds). Handbook of qualitative research. 2nd ed. (2000), Sage, London 877-896
61. Somers M. The narrative constitution of identity: a relational and network approach. Theory & Society 23 (1994) 635-649
62. Sparkes A. The paradigms debate: an extended review and a celebration of difference. In: Sparkes A. (Ed). Research in physical education and sport: Exploring alternative visions (1992), Falmer Press, London 9-60
63. Sparkes A. Validity in qualitative inquiry and the problem of criteria: implications for sport psychology. The Sport Psychologist 12 (1998) 363-386
64. Sparkes A. Telling tales in sport and physical activity: A qualitative journey (2002), Human Kinetics Press, Champaign, IL
65. Sparkes A. Reflections on an embodied sport and exercise psychology. In: Stelter R., and Roessler K. (Eds). New approaches to exercise and sport psychology (2005), Meyer & Meyer Sport, Oxford 31-54
66. Sparkes A., and Douglas K. Making the case for poetic representations: an example in action. The Sport Psychologist 21 (2007) 170-189
67. Sparkes A., and Partington S. Narrative practice and its potential contribution to sport psychology: the example of flow. The Sport Psychologist 17 (2003) 292-317
68. In: Sparkes A., and Silvennoinen M. (Eds). Talking bodies: Men's narratives of the body and sport (1999), University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, SoPhi
69. Sparkes A., and Smith B. Men, sport, spinal cord injury and narrative time. Qualitative Research 3 (2003) 295-320
70. Sparkes A., and Smith B. Narrative constructionist inquiry. In: Holstein J., and Gubrium J. (Eds). Handbook of constructionist research (2008), Guilford Publications, London 295-314
71. Stelter R. New approaches to sport and exercise psychology: critical reflection and useful recommendations. In: Stelter R., and Roessler K. (Eds). New approaches to exercise and sport psychology (2005), Meyer & Meyer Sport, Oxford 13-30
72. Stelter R. Team development in a relational perspective. In: Boen F., De Cuyper B., and Opdenacker J. (Eds). European developments in exercise and sport psychology (2006), Lannoo, Leuven 47-58
73. Stelter R. Coaching: a process of personal and social meaning making. International Coaching Psychology Review 2 (2007) 191-201
74. Taylor C. Sources of the self (1989), Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
75. Taylor S. Narrative as construction and discursive resource. Narrative Inquiry 16 (2006) 94-102