Abstract College athletes across north America are often known on their respective college campuses for their athleticism, and spend a considerable amount of hours weekly engaging in their respective sport through practices, meetings, travelling and meals, to name a few. It is no wonder it is difficult for these students to feel fully engaged and connected on university campuses as students. Female college athletes in particular, who often are not athletes in revenue-generating sports, often feel left behind as students and isolated as athletes. The purpose of the current study was to examine female collegiate athletes’ experience with belonging in a university setting. This qualitative inquiry utilised consensual qualitative research to explore 14 female student athletes’ experience of belonging on a university campus. The results of the data analysis yielded the following domains or themes: athletic team culture, athletic department culture, campus support and involvement, female athlete identity, and individual athlete experience. The most salient finding was that these female athletes suggested that their sense of belonging on campus was almost exclusively related to their experience as an athlete and their athletic team.

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“有些人把你当外星人”：了解女运动员在校园里的归属感

摘要 北美的大学运动员在各自的大学校园中经常以其运动能力而闻名，并且每周花费大量时间通过练习、会议、旅行和用餐等进行各自的运动。难怪这些学生作为学生很难在大学校园中感受到充分的参与和联系。尤其是女大学生运动员，她们往往不是创收运动的运动员，她们作为学生常常感到被抛在后面，作为运动员被孤立。当前研究的目的是检查女大学生运动员在大学环境中的归属感。这项定性调查利用双方同意的定性研究来探索 14 名女学生运动员在大学校园中的归属感。数据分析的结果产生了以下领域或主题：运动队文化、运动部门文化、校园支持和参与、女运动员身份和个人运动员体验。最显着的发现是，这些女运动员表明，她们对校园的归属感几乎完全与她们作为运动员和运动队的经历有关。