Retirement from elite sport can be highly distressing for athletes, and many athletes report elevated depression and anxiety or body dissatisfaction when going through this transition. Factors that may be important in determining a higher level of adjustment in retirement include feeling in control of when and how retirement occurs, planning occupationally for after sport, and having achieved sport goals. Thus, we examined how such factors related to former female collegiate athletes (N = 218) satisfaction with life, depression, and body satisfaction. Two to six years post retirement, athletes completed an online questionnaire that measured their satisfaction with life, depressive symptomatology, and body satisfaction; retirement factors were measured by the 12-items from the BALANCE scale. Through regression analyses, we examined the extent to which each of the 12 retirement factors is related to life satisfaction, depression, and body satisfaction; time since retirement was unrelated to these outcomes. Future research might address the transition immediately following retirement utilizing these factors that appear most influential.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1248517 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Wartalowicz, Karolina Maria |
| Contributors | Petrie, Trent A., Watkins, Clifton E., Blumenthal, Heidimarie |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 49 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Wartalowicz, Karolina Maria, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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