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Partnership between Chinese Dance Sport Couples: A Consensual Qualitative Research Analysis

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  • Xiuxia Liu

    (Post-Doctoral Research Station, Wuhan Sport University, Wuhan 430079, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Guan Yang

    (School of Physical Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Shen Wang

    (School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China)

  • Xiangfei Wang

    (Institute of Sport Science, Wuhan Sport University, Wuhan 430079, China)

Abstract

The aim of our study was to explore the conceptions related to partnership between dance sport couples. We conducted in-depth interviews with 20 registered athletes of the Chinese Dance Sports Federation (CDSF) about partnership between dance couples, using the Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) method. Results revealed that partnership tended to stem from seven domains: (1) mutual understanding, (2) instant intimacy, (3) long-term affection, (4) obligational ties, (5) instrumental ties, (6) tacit factors, and (7) mutual self-disclosure. Each domain included several categories of core ideas, most of which were general and typical across the respondents. The general and most typical core ideas were related to mutual understanding in all aspects (17T), pleasure (18T), sense of substitution (15T), intimacy (20G), harmony (20G), mutual help (20G), mutual tolerance (20G), mutual attraction (15T), responsibility (20G), training plan (12T), consistent goals (20G), skills improvement (20G), image matching (16T), mutual self-disclosure (18T), which suggested a general belief in the equity perspective regarding partnership between Chinese dance sport couples. Future studies need to examine diverse samples of athlete–athlete dyads to advance interpersonal theory in sports and add to emerging theories of performance behavior and expertise in sport.

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  • Xiuxia Liu & Guan Yang & Shen Wang & Xiangfei Wang, 2022. "Partnership between Chinese Dance Sport Couples: A Consensual Qualitative Research Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-19, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:22:p:15369-:d:978996
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