Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the process and experiences of retired martial arts athletes due to injury who overcame posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and achieved posttraumatic growth (PTG) by utilizing Photovoice research methods. Methods: Four retired martial arts athletes who overcame injury trauma and achieved post-traumatic growth were selected through judging sampling. The data were collected through a total of 6 non-contact/contact interviews, including personal and group interviews, in accordance with Photovoice research procedures. The collected photographic materials were analyzed according to Photovoice analysis methods (photographic selecting, contextualizing, and codifying), and the interview materials were supplemented by compositional basis theory. Results: First, the PTG experiences of a retired athletes due to injury was presented as an narrative of life with photos of the participants. Second, the steps from immediately after injury to PTG are a total of four steps, showing the following. The first stage is ‘Immediately after Injury: Loss of Daily Life’, the second stage is ‘In to the Trauma, PTSD Experrience: Seclusion into the Abyss’, the third stage is ‘Turning Point of Growth: Rediscovered Gemstone’ and the fourth stage is ‘Post-traumatic Growth: Flowering Flowers’. Through the process of theoretical coding, we constructed a diagram that separated these steps into areas of ‘Crisis zone’, ‘Silent zone’, ‘Gemstone zone’ and ‘Flourish zone’. Through the results of this study, the PTG process and experiences of martial arts athletes caused by injury were compared with PTG’s existing model. Conclusion: The study applied the photovoice research method to vividly reveal the PTG experiences of a martial artist who retired from the participants. In addition, the process from trauma to growth of participants was analyzed, divided into areas, and theoretical schematics were established. This study draws social attention to retired athletes. It is expected to be useful as empirical data for programs and policies to support them.
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