Results: Focusing on what is at the “core” of critical CSP research e cultural praxis e we briefly outline narrative inquiry and discursive psychology, articulate three key convergences between them and discuss how these link with, and build upon, cultural praxis tenets. In this paper we focus on two qualitative methodologies grounded in social constructionism and their potential for advancing un- derstandings of culture within CSP research: narrative inquiry and discursive psychology.

Those interested in carrying out CSP research with a ‘critical sensi- bility’ are presented with the challenge of deciding what methodology may capture a socially constructed and nuanced analysis of culture, self-identity and experience. Objectives: To understand cultural issues within cultural sport psychology (CSP) research, methodolog- ical variation has been advocated. Conclusions This study extends critical cultural sport psychology and qualitative literature exploring elite mother athletes and the implications for athletic career (dis)engagement. The meaning(s) and implication(s) of this narrative emerged differently depending on how two athlete mother identities were constructed: 1. Results A central narrative within which identities were constructed was identified: motherhood and athletics as a transformative journey. Visual data analysis of 99 images and 4 videos accompanying were also analyzed to contextualized the textual meaning(s) (Altheide & Schneider, 2013). Method An ethnographic content analysis (Altheide, 1996) of 80 stories from North American news media collected from Januto December 31, 2012surrounding 10 prominent US athlete mothers was conducted.

Design A qualitative approach grounded in critical cultural sport psychology (Schinke & McGannon, 2014) was used to explore motherhood and athletic identity as socio-cultural creations shaped by media and the potential psychological implications.

The purpose of this study was to extend this understanding by examining how news media constructed elite athlete identities of prominent athlete mothers during the 2012 Olympic year.

Objectives Although a growing presence within sport, elite athlete mothers have minimal presence within sport psychology research, particularly within the context of sociocultural expectations concerning motherhood and sport.

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