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The psychology of retirement: why do so many athletes struggle to call time?
The Conversation
13/09/2024
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Abstract
Think back to when you met someone for the first time. One of the first questions you asked, or were asked, was likely: “what do you do for work?”
It’s a polite, innocuous and socially ingrained way of getting to know more about a person. But it also demonstrates the central role of our professional lives as part of our personal identities.
For professional athletes, their careers, exploits and recognition can become the defining aspect of their identity.
So what happens when sporting careers end?
Details
- Title
- The psychology of retirement: why do so many athletes struggle to call time?
- Creators
- Sarah Tillott - Southern Cross UniversityDiarmuid Hurley - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991013248960702368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Magazine article