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Expanding socio-cultural identity research in sport psycho-logy: The potential of athlete autobiographies (2020)
Journal Article
McGannon, K. R., & Smith, B. (2020). Expanding socio-cultural identity research in sport psycho-logy: The potential of athlete autobiographies. Quaderns de Psicologia, 22(3), https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.1556

Within the cultural sport psychology (CSP) genre, researchers have considered multiple and intersecting athlete identity expression to enhance sport participation, inclusion and performance. The aim with the present paper was to build upon, and expan... Read More about Expanding socio-cultural identity research in sport psycho-logy: The potential of athlete autobiographies.

Conventional and Postqualitative Research: An Invitation to Dialogue (2020)
Journal Article
Monforte, J., & Smith, B. (2021). Conventional and Postqualitative Research: An Invitation to Dialogue. Qualitative Inquiry, 27(6), 650-660. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800420962469

This article explores a question that was left mostly unanswered in a recent special issue of Qualitative Inquiry surveying the field of postqualitative research: How can conventional and post qualitative research coexist within the qualitative commu... Read More about Conventional and Postqualitative Research: An Invitation to Dialogue.

The Influence of Confucianism on Para-Sport Activism (2020)
Journal Article
Choi, I., Haslett, D., Monforte, J., & Smith, B. (2021). The Influence of Confucianism on Para-Sport Activism. Sociology of Sport Journal, 38(2), 140-148. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2020-0041

Academics and sport organizations have recently recognized Para-sport as a powerful platform for disability activism. However, little attention has been given to Para-sport activism in non-Western cultures. This study explored the influence of Confuc... Read More about The Influence of Confucianism on Para-Sport Activism.

Overweight and obese men’s experiences in a sport-based weight loss intervention for men (2020)
Journal Article
Budden, T., Dimmock, J. A., Smith, B., Beauchamp, M., Rosenberg, M., & Jackson, B. (2020). Overweight and obese men’s experiences in a sport-based weight loss intervention for men. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 50, Article 101750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101750

In Western countries, such as Australia and the UK, a significantly greater proportion of men (relative to women) are overweight and obese, yet relatively few weight loss interventions have been developed that sufficiently target men. This lack of ma... Read More about Overweight and obese men’s experiences in a sport-based weight loss intervention for men.

Stories, New Materialism and Pluralism: Understanding, Practising and Pushing the Boundaries of Narrative Analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Smith, B., & Monforte, J. (2020). Stories, New Materialism and Pluralism: Understanding, Practising and Pushing the Boundaries of Narrative Analysis. Methods in Psychology, 2, Article 100016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metip.2020.100016

This article introduces narrative analysis as a way of engaging with storied data. Some key assumptions are first unpacked, highlighting the philosophical underpinnings of narrative research. The approach to narrative described in this article derive... Read More about Stories, New Materialism and Pluralism: Understanding, Practising and Pushing the Boundaries of Narrative Analysis.