The Phenomenon of Expatriates in the Sports Context

This article aimed to identify the terms used in studies to refer to the process of changing country/region for reasons related to sports practice. It also aimed to understand the studied impacts concerning the process of adaptation of the individual to a new context due to sports practice. A system...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psicologia, ciência e profissão ciência e profissão, 2016-07, Vol.36 (3), p.738
Hauptverfasser: Faggiani, Fernanda, Lindern, Daniele, Strey, Artur, Aiquel, Paula Fernandes, Fulginiti, Daniel, Sartori, Camila, Lisboa, Carolina Saraiva de Macedo
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Zusammenfassung:This article aimed to identify the terms used in studies to refer to the process of changing country/region for reasons related to sports practice. It also aimed to understand the studied impacts concerning the process of adaptation of the individual to a new context due to sports practice. A systematic review on the PsycNET, Web of Science and Scielo databases was conducted from the descriptors: Expatriates AND Sport, Acculturation AND Sport, Migratory Transition AND Sport and Migrants AND Sport. After applying a filter based on criteria of inclusion and exclusion related to the objectives of the review, we identified nine articles. It was observed that there is not a single term to define the transition of athletes between cultures, identifying terms such as: migratory transition, migration, acculturation. The interest of the studies is to understand how the adaptation process of individuals into a new culture occurs. It was possible to understand that although athletes are motivated by reaching projection in their sports careers, they face challenges such as: adaptation to a new training style; distance from family and childhood friends; and difficulty in effectively communicating with people of the local culture. Athletes undergo situations of isolation and difficulties for establishing relationships, which interferes with their mental health and sports performance. O presente artigo teve como objetivo identificar o(s) termo(s) utilizados nos estudos para se referir ao processo de mudança de região/país para a prática esportiva. Buscou-se também compreender os impactos estudados referentes ao processo de adaptação do indivíduo a um novo contexto para a atividade esportiva. Uma revisão sistemática nas bases PsycNET, Web of Science e SciELO foi conduzida a partir dos descritores: Expatriates AND Sport, Acculturation AND Sport, Migratory Transition AND Sport e Migrants AND Sport. Após filtro baseado em critérios de inclusão e exclusão relacionados aos objetivos da revisão, foram identificados nove artigos. Observou-se que não existe um único termo para definir o processo de transição entre culturas de atletas, identificando-se termos como: transição migratória, migração, aculturação. O interesse dos estudos está em entender como ocorre o processo de adaptação de indivíduos em uma nova cultura. Foi possível entender que, embora motivados a uma projeção na carreira esportiva, os atletas enfrentam desafios como: adaptação ao novo estilo de treinamento, a dis
ISSN:1414-9893
1982-3703
DOI:10.1590/1982-3703001832016