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The study aims to understand how elite athlete mothers negotiate their sporting careers and the sense of community they experience on social media.

Throw, sweep, thrive and belong: A small story narrative analysis of sense of community meanings for elite curler mothers on Instagram

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Qualitative analysis uncovers community meanings in elite curler mothers’ social media narratives, indicating complex motherhood perceptions.

The study aims to understand how elite athlete mothers negotiate their sporting careers and the sense of community they experience on social media.
Analyzed 217 Instagram posts from four elite curler mothers, covering different themes related to family and career.
Utilized dialogical narrative analysis to interpret posts as small stories contributing to larger narrative meanings.
Focused on themes of community, belongingness, and performance in the elite curling context.
Identified themes of growth and stability amidst belongingness in the narrative of elite curler mothers.
Revealed tensions between performance excellence and community support for mothers in sports.
Highlighted the normalization of motherhood in elite curling and its implications for social media representation.

Kulkarni et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Qualitative analysis uncovers community meanings in elite curler mothers’ social media narratives, indicating complex motherhood perceptions.