Examining the life skill development and transfer experiences of former high school athletes.
Previous research has demonstrated how participation in high school sport can be conducive to the development of various life skills. However, there is a lack of exhaustive knowledge regarding the life skills that are developed in high school sport and how athletes believe these skills transfer to d...
| Published in: | International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 395 - 409 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=124906475&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 124906475 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 1612197X UXG jtl: International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology issn: 1612197X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2017 vid: 15 iid: 4 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 124906475 10.1080/1612197X.2015.1114502 ppf: 395 ppct: 14 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 382KB tig: atl: Examining the life skill development and transfer experiences of former high school athletes. aug: au: Kendellen, Kelsey Camiré, Martin affil: School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada su: Life skills School sports Autonomy (Psychology) Social responsibility Athletes Relatedness (Psychology) sug: subj: Life skills School sports Autonomy (Psychology) Social responsibility Other Spectator Sports Athletes Relatedness (Psychology) keyword: basic needs life development intervention lifespan sport youth basic needs life development intervention lifespan sport youth ab: Previous research has demonstrated how participation in high school sport can be conducive to the development of various life skills. However, there is a lack of exhaustive knowledge regarding the life skills that are developed in high school sport and how athletes believe these skills transfer to different life domains. The purpose of the current study was to examine the life skill development and transfer experiences of former high school athletes. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 male and 10 female participants (Mage = 31.95; SD = 13.74). A deductive thematic analysis was conducted using the conceptual model for life skills interventions. The findings illustrate specific examples of life skill development in sport and subsequent life skill application in life by the same participant, thereby providing evidence for the occurrence of the process of transfer. Participants discussed how they developed in high school sport and subsequently applied in life many of the life skills theorised to be associated with the basic psychological needs of autonomy (e.g. self-control), competence (e.g. coping with stress), and relatedness (e.g. social responsibility). The current study offers empirical evidence consistent with the notion that the life skills developed in high school sport can be transferred and applied in other life domains. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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