Embodiments marked by pain: experiences of female sitting volleyball players

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902025240442pt

Keywords:

Embodiment, Pain, Women, Sitting Volleyball

Abstract

This study aims to comprehensively analyze  the experience of embodiment of women with disabilities and their relationship with pain, understood in its complexity. A socio-anthropological analysis was used, considering the body as a biopsychosocial construction. This qualitative and hybrid field research was carried out with a group of female sitting volleyball players. The used tools included sociodemographic and open questionnaires and reports about pain. Results suggest that physical pain is intertwined with feelings and emotions such as fear, incapacity, disgust, and abandonment, serving a subjective dimension. We conclude that women’s embodiment is resignified from experiences with pain and in the socialization processes by participation in sports.

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Author Biographies

  • Maria Denise Dourado da Silva, Universidade de Brasília

    Universidade de Brasília. Faculdade de Educação Física. Brasília, DF, Brasil.

  • Adriano Jabur Bittar, Universidade Estadual de Goiás

    Universidade Estadual de Goiás. Escola de Educação Física e Fisioterapia de Goiás. Goiânia, GO, Brasil.

  • Natan Monsores, Universidade de Brasília

    Universidade de Brasília. Faculdade de Educação Física. Brasília, DF, Brasil.

  • Dulce Filgueira de Almeida, Universidade de Brasília

    Universidade de Brasília. Faculdade de Educação Física. Brasília, DF, Brasil.

Published

2025-05-08

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Original research articles

How to Cite

Silva, M. D. D. da, Bittar, A. J., Monsores, N., & Almeida, D. F. de. (2025). Embodiments marked by pain: experiences of female sitting volleyball players . Saúde E Sociedade, 34(1), e240442pt. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902025240442pt