Navigating Athletic Identity, Retirement Transitions, and Self-Discovery: Exiting the Arena

There appears to be a gap in the literature when it comes to examining the role that grief and loss might play while athletes undergo the reconstruction of their identity post-sport. Navigating Athletic Identity, Retirement Transitions, and Self-Discovery: Exiting the Arena investigates the long and often studied concept of identity in athletes from the perspective of transitioning identity as a potential form of loss. Ultimately, we posit that identity transition should also be understood as a form of identity loss, and research conceptualizing the grieving process that athletes experience in that transition should be studied more deeply.

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Navigating Athletic Identity, Retirement Transitions, and Self-Discovery: Exiting the Arena

There appears to be a gap in the literature when it comes to examining the role that grief and loss might play while athletes undergo the reconstruction of their identity post-sport. Navigating Athletic Identity, Retirement Transitions, and Self-Discovery: Exiting the Arena investigates the long and often studied concept of identity in athletes from the perspective of transitioning identity as a potential form of loss. Ultimately, we posit that identity transition should also be understood as a form of identity loss, and research conceptualizing the grieving process that athletes experience in that transition should be studied more deeply.

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Navigating Athletic Identity, Retirement Transitions, and Self-Discovery: Exiting the Arena

Navigating Athletic Identity, Retirement Transitions, and Self-Discovery: Exiting the Arena

Navigating Athletic Identity, Retirement Transitions, and Self-Discovery: Exiting the Arena
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Navigating Athletic Identity, Retirement Transitions, and Self-Discovery: Exiting the Arena

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There appears to be a gap in the literature when it comes to examining the role that grief and loss might play while athletes undergo the reconstruction of their identity post-sport. Navigating Athletic Identity, Retirement Transitions, and Self-Discovery: Exiting the Arena investigates the long and often studied concept of identity in athletes from the perspective of transitioning identity as a potential form of loss. Ultimately, we posit that identity transition should also be understood as a form of identity loss, and research conceptualizing the grieving process that athletes experience in that transition should be studied more deeply.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781666929829
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication date: 04/17/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 234
File size: 782 KB

About the Author

Gary Senecal is assistant professor in the Department of Health & Human Services at Assumption University.

Christian Williams is assistant professor in the Department of Health & Human Services at Assumption University.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Literature Review, Setting the Stage

Chapter 2: Original Formation of Identity

Chapter 3: Identity Foreclosure and Role Confusion in Athletic Retirement

Chapter 4: Identity Expansion

Chapter 5: Social Support in Athletic Retirement, Exploring Its Influence on Retirement and Transition Outcomes

Chapter 6: Psychosocial Experiences, Stressors, and the Layers of Grief

Chapter 7: Navigating Athletic Retirement: Insights and Implications

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