De la búsqueda del riesgo a la experiencia vivida:

Michelle Plazola; Antonio Hernández Mendo; Rocío Pérez López; Susana de los Reyes López

doi:10.46642/efd.v31i340.9053

Michelle Plazola Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid - Universidad Europea de Madrid https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1049-2811
Antonio Hernández Mendo Universidad de Málaga (UMA) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0002-1325
Rocío Pérez López Universidad de Málaga (UMA) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2726-8950
Susana de los Reyes López Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid - Universidad Europea de Madrid https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2492-0616

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46642/efd.v31i340.9053

Resumen

El presente artículo analiza la evolución conceptual de los deportes extremos a partir de los discursos generados espontáneamente por 2.345 comentarios en Instagram, en respuesta a una serie de tres vídeos de divulgación científica que presentaban los modelos teóricos clásicos y contemporáneos sobre estas prácticas. El objetivo del estudio es explorar cómo la comunidad de participantes (practicantes y no practicantes) interpreta y resignifica los diferentes marcos conceptuales. El estudio, enmarcado en un diseño de Mixed Methods de tipo secuencial explicativo, empleó un sistema de codificación de 16 códigos agrupados en categorías teóricas. Los resultados revelan un claro predominio de los discursos alineados con la fenomenología de Brymer (39,6 %), especialmente la Experiencia Vivida (26,4 %), frente a la presencia de conceptos clásicos (19,0 %). La Teoría Psicoanalítica es prácticamente inexistente (0,5 %), evidenciando una escasa representación de las interpretaciones patologizantes. Las narrativas de rechazo (17,5 %) y de inefabilidad (16,2 %) son prominentes, reflejando una crítica sostenida a las teorías tradicionales. El análisis por grupos de documentos muestra diferencias en la distribución de los códigos entre publicaciones: la Parte I generó un fuerte rechazo (REC_MOD 12 %); en la Parte II aumentó EV (28 %); y en la Parte III, EV alcanzó su punto máximo (32 %). Los hallazgos apoyan el enfoque centrado en la experiencia vivida, destacando la necesidad de incluir las narrativas de los usuarios para comprender este fenómeno.

Palabras clave: Deportes extremos, Fenomenología, Modelos teóricos, Redes sociales, Análisis de contenido

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