Life in elite sport

Ronkainen, Noora Johanna; Oblinger-Peters, Violetta (2023). Life in elite sport. Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS), 8(2), 072. Bern Open Publishing 10.36950/2023.2ciss072

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Empirical research which aims to investigate elite sport from a holistic perspective (Magnusson & Stattin, 2006; Wylleman, 2019) is necessary to inform the ethical discussions surrounding issues such as performance and optimization. This symposium, therefore, intends to capture the complex trajectories of athlete’s lived experience from multiple angles and disciplines within the area of sport science. Starting from a psychological understanding, Philip Röthlin will introduce the prevalence of mental health disorders among Swiss elite athletes along with relevant contributing factors such as need satisfaction and organizational support. Colm Hickey will unearth how professional elite athletes are affected by abuse disguised as jokes in their daily lives from a sociological perspective. Helena Hlasová will explore retirement from elite sport through the lens of Dialogical Self Theory (Hermans & Kempen, 1993) and uncover the implicit ways in which elite athletes may or may not engage in “identity work” while transitioning out of their careers. Finally, Violetta Oblinger-Peters will present on how Olympic athletes find and create personal meaning(s) in their sport and discuss how the scientific concept translates into tangible support for athletes. Overall, the symposium intends to generate transferable knowledge of athletes’ lived reality in elite sport.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
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:	Ronkainen, Noora Johanna, Oblinger-Peters, Violetta Ilse Else
Subjects:	700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment
ISSN:	2414-6641
Publisher:	Bern Open Publishing
Language:	English
Submitter:	Edith Desideria Imthurn
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2024 14:17
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2024 14:17
Publisher DOI:	10.36950/2023.2ciss072
Additional Information:	Zugleich: sport.wissen.schaf(f)t.wert. 14th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Sport Science (SGS). 15th and 16th February 2023 in Bern. Book of Abstracts
Uncontrolled Keywords:	meaning, career transition, professional/elite athlete, mental health, well-being
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/194668