Abstract Many refugees who are located in Germany come from countries with significant cultural differences to the latter and experienced major trauma prior to their arrival. Both factors have been found to affect and hinder integration into the host community. Since refugees have joined over 3000 German clubs, this study focuses on potential factors in clubs that may support or hinder the refugees’ integration. Hence, this study explored which structural conditions help refugees get access to clubs and overcome challenges associated with their participation in the organized sports setting, which conditions or factors influence the integration into club life and which characteristic features help or impede the clubs’ ability to moderate the refugees’ integration into society. While literature shows that influences at the individual and societal level play a significant role in acculturation, the sports club environment may also be important and constitutes a central component of the framework as a potentially moderating factor at other levels. Semi-structured interviews with 35 refugees and 32 professional and voluntary staff members from 15 clubs were conducted. Results indicate that coaches, team members, and club leadership play a key role in helping refugees, and host club members, overcome challenges and support an acculturation strategy towards integration if the refugees’ performance matches the club level, and their involvement goes beyond sport.

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“是什么让我们强大”——体育俱乐部在促进难民融入方面的作用

摘要 许多位于德国的难民来自与德国有着显着文化差异的国家，并在抵达之前经历了重大创伤。已发现这两个因素都会影响和阻碍融入东道社区。由于难民加入了 3000 多个德国俱乐部，本研究重点关注俱乐部中可能支持或阻碍难民融入的潜在因素。因此，本研究探讨了哪些结构条件有助于难民进入俱乐部并克服与他们参与有组织的体育环境相关的挑战，哪些条件或因素影响融入俱乐部生活，以及哪些特征有助于或阻碍俱乐部的缓和能力难民融入社会。虽然文献表明个人和社会层面的影响在文化适应中发挥着重要作用，但体育俱乐部环境也可能很重要，并构成框架的核心组成部分，作为其他层面的潜在调节因素。对来自 15 个俱乐部的 35 名难民和 32 名专业和志愿工作人员进行了半结构化访谈。结果表明，教练、团队成员和俱乐部领导在帮助难民和接待俱乐部成员方面发挥关键作用，如果难民的表现与俱乐部水平相匹配，并且他们的参与超越体育运动，则克服挑战并支持融入文化的策略。体育俱乐部的环境也可能很重要，并构成框架的核心组成部分，作为其他层面的潜在调节因素。对来自 15 个俱乐部的 35 名难民和 32 名专业和志愿工作人员进行了半结构化访谈。结果表明，教练、团队成员和俱乐部领导在帮助难民和接待俱乐部成员方面发挥关键作用，如果难民的表现与俱乐部水平相匹配，并且他们的参与超越体育运动，则克服挑战并支持融入文化的策略。体育俱乐部的环境也可能很重要，并构成框架的核心组成部分，作为其他层面的潜在调节因素。对来自 15 个俱乐部的 35 名难民和 32 名专业和志愿工作人员进行了半结构化访谈。结果表明，教练、团队成员和俱乐部领导在帮助难民和接待俱乐部成员方面发挥关键作用，如果难民的表现与俱乐部水平相匹配，并且他们的参与超越体育运动，则克服挑战并支持融入文化的策略。