Self-acceptance and school physical education: narratives of adolescents with visual disabilities
This study aimed to investigate perceptions about attitudes related to self-acceptance of adolescents with visual impairment, with special attention to the context of Physical Education classes. Sixteen adolescents with visual impairment, of both genders, with a mean age of 17.31 years (standard dev...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repositorio: | EDUCAÇÃO: Teoria e Prática |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.rc.biblioteca.unesp.br:article/17002 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.periodicos.rc.biblioteca.unesp.br/index.php/educacao/article/view/17002 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Imagem Corporal. Autoaceitação. Educação Física. Jovens. Body Image. Self-acceptance. Physical Education. Young People. Imagen Corporal. Autoaceptación. Educación Física. Jóvenes. |
| Sumario: | This study aimed to investigate perceptions about attitudes related to self-acceptance of adolescents with visual impairment, with special attention to the context of Physical Education classes. Sixteen adolescents with visual impairment, of both genders, with a mean age of 17.31 years (standard deviation [SD] = 2.06) participated in this research. Participants were selected from schools in Rio de Janeiro, Ceará, Paraná, São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Paraíba. Data collection was performed with semi-structured online interviews. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analyzed using the content analysis technique. Three categories emerged and were discussed: (1) self-acceptance it was identified that the acceptance of disability is an important aspect related to the construct; (2) school environment and self-acceptance – situations such as bullying were evidenced, which are related to visual impairment; (3) school Physical Education and self-acceptance – self-acceptance is not an attitude commonly addressed in classes. The approach to self-acceptance in the school environment, especially in Physical Education classes, is essential for the integrated development of the body identity of visually impaired adolescents. |
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