ABSTRACT

Amid the increasing use of qualitative methods in the field of sport psychology, a number of researchers have initiated discussions about issues of rigour and quality in qualitative inquiry. Methodological coherence has been offered as an approach to strengthening qualitative inquiry by ensuring that the elements of qualitative research are appropriately aligned. This study presents a focused mapping review and synthesis of the methodological coherence of qualitative sport psychology research published in five peer-reviewed journals over 30 years. 710 articles were subjected to an in-depth analysis. The philosophical position, methodology, data generation and analysis methods, presentation of findings, description of quality, statement of researcher position, and methodological coherence of each article were coded. Results indicated that post-positivist or critical realist approaches are dominant in sport psychology, although there has been an increase in the variety of philosophical positions employed over time. Further, the majority of articles in sport psychology were methodologically coherent. We conclude by forwarding practical considerations for thinking through and designing methodologically coherent qualitative studies in sport psychology, which are intended to be accessible for all researchers.

摘要

在运动心理学领域中越来越多地使用定性方法时，许多研究人员已开始讨论定性探究中的严格性和质量问题。通过确保适当地定性研究的要素，方法的连贯性作为加强定性探究的一种方法提供了。这项研究针对30年来在5篇经同行评审的期刊上发表的定性运动心理学研究的方法学一致性提供了重点的制图综述和综合。对710篇文章进行了深入分析。编码了每篇文章的哲学立场，方法论，数据生成和分析方法，发现的表述，质量的描述，研究人员立场的陈述以及方法的连贯性。结果表明，尽管随着时间的推移，所采用的各种哲学立场有所增加，但后实证主义或批判现实主义者的方法在体育心理学中占主导地位。此外，运动心理学中的大多数文章在方法上是连贯的。最后，我们通过思考和设计运动心理学上方法上一致的定性研究的实践思路，为所有研究人员提供便利。