El cuerpo dispuesto: disaffordance identitaria en el deporte universitario: The Able Body: Identity Disaffordance in College Sports
Introduction: This article analyzes implicit body pedagogies in university sports contexts, conceptualizing obligatory bodily availability as a mechanism of identity disaffordance: the systematic restriction of perceived possibilities for self-conception. The literature has documented phenomena such...
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| description | Introduction: This article analyzes implicit body pedagogies in university sports contexts, conceptualizing obligatory bodily availability as a mechanism of identity disaffordance: the systematic restriction of perceived possibilities for self-conception. The literature has documented phenomena such as the internalization of body ideals, self-objectification, and athletic identity foreclosure; however, these constructs remain theoretically dispersed. The present work proposes that such phenomena constitute manifestations of epistemic appropriation—the process whereby external restrictions become internalized until they cease to be perceived as environmental coercion. Methods: A sequential mixed-methods design was employed, including Likert-type scales administered to 35 participants from university cheerleading teams and semi-structured interviews with selected cases. The scales function as heuristic tools for illustrating theoretically relevant patterns, without claims to psychometric validation or statistical generalization. Quantitative data were analyzed using Radial Analysis (RA), a geometric method that enables visualization of correlations between internalization dimensions and perceived pressure. Results and Discussion: Exploratory patterns illustrate the coexistence of high internalization of body mandates with low perceived external pressure, particularly from peers, confirming the mechanism of epistemic appropriation: when restriction has been successfully internalized, it ceases to appear external. Conclusions: The coherence of the model has direct implications for educational intervention: interventions should focus on environmental redesign that reconfigures the landscape of perceived possibilities, rather than on individualized interventions targeting personal dispositions. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-23802026-08-17T08:52:18Z El cuerpo dispuesto: disaffordance identitaria en el deporte universitario: The Able Body: Identity Disaffordance in College Sports Peinado Beltrán, Celina Peinado Beltrán, Celina Fierro Leyva, Daniel Uriarte Camargo, Valeria Pedagogía corporal educación superior disaffordance apropiación epistémica deporte universitario identidad corporal educación superior Body pedagogy higher education disaffordance epistemic appropriation university sports body identity Introduction: This article analyzes implicit body pedagogies in university sports contexts, conceptualizing obligatory bodily availability as a mechanism of identity disaffordance: the systematic restriction of perceived possibilities for self-conception. The literature has documented phenomena such as the internalization of body ideals, self-objectification, and athletic identity foreclosure; however, these constructs remain theoretically dispersed. The present work proposes that such phenomena constitute manifestations of epistemic appropriation—the process whereby external restrictions become internalized until they cease to be perceived as environmental coercion. Methods: A sequential mixed-methods design was employed, including Likert-type scales administered to 35 participants from university cheerleading teams and semi-structured interviews with selected cases. The scales function as heuristic tools for illustrating theoretically relevant patterns, without claims to psychometric validation or statistical generalization. Quantitative data were analyzed using Radial Analysis (RA), a geometric method that enables visualization of correlations between internalization dimensions and perceived pressure. Results and Discussion: Exploratory patterns illustrate the coexistence of high internalization of body mandates with low perceived external pressure, particularly from peers, confirming the mechanism of epistemic appropriation: when restriction has been successfully internalized, it ceases to appear external. Conclusions: The coherence of the model has direct implications for educational intervention: interventions should focus on environmental redesign that reconfigures the landscape of perceived possibilities, rather than on individualized interventions targeting personal dispositions. Introducción: Este artículo analiza las pedagogías corporales implícitas en contextos deportivos universitarios, conceptualizando la disponibilidad corporal obligada como un mecanismo de disaffordance identitaria: la restricción sistemática de las posibilidades percibidas de autoconcepción. La literatura ha documentado fenómenos como la internalización de ideales corporales, la autoobjetificación y la clausura identitaria deportiva; sin embargo, estos constructos permanecen teóricamente dispersos. Este artículo propone que tales fenómenos constituyen manifestaciones de la apropiación epistémica, el proceso mediante el cual las restricciones externas se internalizan hasta dejar de percibirse como coerciones ambientales. Metodología: Se empleó un diseño mixto secuencial, aplicando escalas tipo Likert a 35 participantes de equipos de porra universitaria y realizando entrevistas semiestructuradas con casos seleccionados. Las escalas funcionan como herramientas heurísticas para ilustrar patrones teóricamente relevantes, sin pretensión de validación psicométrica ni de generalización estadística. Los datos cuantitativos se analizaron mediante Radial Analysis (RA), un método geométrico que permite visualizar las correlaciones entre las dimensiones de internalización y la presión percibida. Resultados y discusión: Los patrones exploratorios ilustran la coexistencia de una alta internalización de mandatos corporales con una baja percepción de presión externa, en particular, la de pares, lo que confirma el mecanismo de apropiación epistémica: cuando la restricción ha sido exitosamente internalizada, deja de aparecer como externa. Conclusiones: La coherencia del modelo tiene implicaciones directas para la intervención educativa: las intervenciones deben centrarse en el rediseño ambiental que reconfigure el paisaje de posibilidades percibidas, más que en intervenciones individualizadas sobre disposiciones personales. Este artigo analisa as pedagogias corporais implícitas em contextos deportivos universitários, conceituando a disponibilidade corporal obrigatória como um mecanismo de desaffordance (negação de oportunidades de ação) identitário: uma restrição sistemática das possibilidades percebidas para a autoconcepção ea ação. A literatura existente documentou fenômenos como a internalização de ideais corporais, a auto-objetificação, o fechamento ( foreclosure ) da identidade atlética ea autoculpabilização; no entanto, esses construtos permanecenm teóricamente dispersos. El presente trabajo propone que estos fenómenos constituyen manifestaciones de un proceso unificado: apropiação epistêmica através del desaffordance . Este mecanismo reconfigura el paisaje navegacional del agente de tal forma que ciertas posiciones identitarias (particularmente aquellos que espelham as valorizações institucionais do corpo) tornam-se naturalizadas a um baixo custo informacional, enquanto posições alternativas tornam-se praticamente imperceptíveis. A restrição deixa de ser experienciada como imposição externa e passa a ser vivida como autodeterminação: os constrangimentos estruturais tornam-se características do self (eu). Como exploración complementaria, los datos del foro coletados utilizan un diseño secuencial de métodos mixtos: escalas Likert foram aplicadas a 35 participantes de cheerleading universitária, y entrevistas semiestruturadas foram conduzidas com participantes seleccionados. Os padrões exploratórios mostram-se ilustrativos: a coexistência de alta internalização de mandatos corporais com baixa percepção de pressão externa, particularmente dos pares. Isso podria ser interpretado como un achado aparentemente contraintuitivo en un contexto intensamente grupal, pero que, sin embargo, confirma el mecanismo de apropiación epistêmica: cuando a restrição foi internalizada con éxito, ela deixa de parecer externa. La coerencia del modelo tiene implicaciones directas para una intervención educativa: en vez de abordajes dispersos que tratan separadamente crisis, actitudes o vulnerabilidades individuales, las intervenciones deben centrarse en un rediseño ambiental que reconfigura un paisaje de posibilidades percibidas. UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO 2026-07-24 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/papeles/article/view/2380 10.54104/papeles.v18n36.2380 Papeles; Vol. 18 No. 36 (2026): Special Issue: Educational Innovation for the Enhancement of Well-being and Socio-emotional Competencies in Teaching-Learning Processes Papeles; Vol. 18 Núm. 36 (2026): Número especial: Innovación educativa para la mejora del bienestar y las competencias socioemocionales en los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje Papeles; v. 18 n. 36 (2026): Edição especial Inovação educacional para a melhoria do bem-estar e das competências socioemocionais nos processos de ensino-aprendizagem 2346-0911 0123-0670 10.54104/papeles.v18n36 es https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/papeles/article/view/2380/1845 Derechos de autor 2026 Celina Peinado Beltrán, Daniel Fierro leyva, Valeria Uriarte Camargo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Pedagogía corporal educación superior disaffordance apropiación epistémica deporte universitario identidad corporal educación superior Body pedagogy higher education disaffordance epistemic appropriation university sports body identity Peinado Beltrán, Celina Peinado Beltrán, Celina Fierro Leyva, Daniel Uriarte Camargo, Valeria El cuerpo dispuesto: disaffordance identitaria en el deporte universitario: The Able Body: Identity Disaffordance in College Sports |
| title | El cuerpo dispuesto: disaffordance identitaria en el deporte universitario: The Able Body: Identity Disaffordance in College Sports |
| title_full | El cuerpo dispuesto: disaffordance identitaria en el deporte universitario: The Able Body: Identity Disaffordance in College Sports |
| title_fullStr | El cuerpo dispuesto: disaffordance identitaria en el deporte universitario: The Able Body: Identity Disaffordance in College Sports |
| title_full_unstemmed | El cuerpo dispuesto: disaffordance identitaria en el deporte universitario: The Able Body: Identity Disaffordance in College Sports |
| title_short | El cuerpo dispuesto: disaffordance identitaria en el deporte universitario: The Able Body: Identity Disaffordance in College Sports |
| title_sort | el cuerpo dispuesto disaffordance identitaria en el deporte universitario the able body identity disaffordance in college sports |
| topic | Pedagogía corporal educación superior disaffordance apropiación epistémica deporte universitario identidad corporal educación superior Body pedagogy higher education disaffordance epistemic appropriation university sports body identity |
| topic_facet | Pedagogía corporal educación superior disaffordance apropiación epistémica deporte universitario identidad corporal educación superior Body pedagogy higher education disaffordance epistemic appropriation university sports body identity |
| url | https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/papeles/article/view/2380 |
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