Gary Senecal, Christian Williams

Navigating Athletic Identity, Retirement Transitions, and Self-Discovery (eBook, ePUB)

Exiting the Arena

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Choice 2025 Outstanding Academic Title

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781666929829
• Artikelnr.: 74831200

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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
Bibliography
About the Authors