ABSTRACT

In the field of sport and exercise psychology, the systematic review is still considered by many, to be the gold standard literature review. However, reviews like these, which judge whether an intervention works or not, can leave many unanswered questions. When it comes to complex social interventions, failing to suggest reasons for an intervention’s efficacy, often means practitioners struggle to successfully implement research findings in the real world. This lack of detail has led many to question the utility of systematic reviews when examining behaviour change interventions in complex social environments. Realist reviews are increasing in popularity because they go beyond asking if an intervention works, to look for theories as to why a programme worked, who it worked for and in what context it worked. However, despite the growing popularity of realist reviews, there is still limited application of this approach across the sport and exercise sciences. This paper aims to increase awareness regarding the utility of realist research by offering an introduction to realist review and an explanation of the steps involved.

摘要

在运动和运动心理学领域，系统评价仍然被许多人认为是黄金标准的文献综述。然而，像这样判断干预是否有效的评论可能会留下许多悬而未决的问题。当涉及复杂的社会干预时，未能提出干预效果的原因，通常意味着从业者难以在现实世界中成功实施研究成果。在检查复杂社会环境中的行为改变干预时，这种缺乏细节导致许多人质疑系统评价的效用。现实主义评论越来越受欢迎，因为它们不仅仅是询问干预是否有效，而是寻找关于项目为何有效、为谁工作以及在何种背景下有效的理论。然而，尽管现实主义评论越来越受欢迎，但这种方法在运动和运动科学中的应用仍然有限。本文旨在通过介绍现实主义评论并解释所涉及的步骤来提高人们对现实主义研究效用的认识。