Caly Setiawan, Muhammad Hamid Anwar, Herka Maya Jatmika
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate physical activity as disruptively experienced by Indonesian immigrant youth. Seventeen young Indonesian immigrants living in New Zealand agreed to participate in the research. Open-ended interviews were conducted to specifically obtain the data about embodiment and the lived experience of doing physical activity within migration contexts. All recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim for further analysis. The results showed three themes, including (1) pre-migration habitual physical activity, (2) migrating the physical capital, and (3) the creative migrant-related practices. Current elaboration of Bourdieu’s conceptual works is advantageous in illuminating migrant-specific experience with regard to physical activity. While follow-up studies may consider either other sociological frameworks or approaches in qualitative research, the accumulated knowledge on this specific topic can improve policies, programmes, and practices concerning immigrant youth physical activity. © 2020, Drustvo Pedagoga Tjelesne i Zdravstvene Kulture. All rights reserved.
Faculty of Sport Science, Yogyakarta State University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
