Schmid, Michael J.; Hlasová, Helena; Ronkainen, Noora J.; Conzelmann, Achim; Schmid, Juerg (2024). Leaving elite sport, abandoning athletic identity? Development and predictors of athletic identity post-retirement. German journal of exercise and sport research, 54(3), pp. 450-461. Springer 10.1007/s12662-023-00934-2
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The purpose of this study was to examine how athletic identity develops beyond a career in elite sport and which factors contribute to this development. A two-wave 12-year longitudinal survey of 290 Swiss elite athletes (Mage = 36.8 years at t2; 32.8% women, 67.2% men; 63% individual sports, 37% team sports athletes) was conducted during (t1) and after their career (t2). Multilevel models revealed that athletic identity was high at t1 and decreased over time. However, there was considerable heterogeneity across athletes. Particularly, the status as an athlete (i.e., professional vs. semi-professional), career age, and self-complexity predicted athletic identity at t1. A slower decline in athletic identity was found for athletes who earned their living in sports, participated in (recreational) competitive sport, were satisfied with their sport career, and did not increase their self-complexity at t2. Therefore, when seeking to reduce athletic identity, it is recommended to promote self-complexity through exploratory behavior.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Sport Psychology and Research Methods |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schmid, Michael Johannes, Hlasová, Helena, Ronkainen, Noora Johanna, Conzelmann, Achim, Schmid, Jürg (B) |
Subjects: |
700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment |
ISSN: |
2509-3142 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Edith Desideria Imthurn |
Date Deposited: |
19 Feb 2024 12:02 |
Last Modified: |
29 Aug 2024 00:12 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s12662-023-00934-2 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/193014 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/193014 |
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