@inbook{03c2ab2890684556a392d3eb0c2172c2,
title = "A longitudinal qualitative exploration of elite Korean tennis players' career transition experiences",
abstract = "The purpose of this study was to explore elite Korean tennis players' career transition experiences, focusing on psychological components (i.e., self-identity, life skills development, and coping strategies) and socio-cultural influences through the process. A longitudinal qualitative method was employed, and Korean tennis players (N = 5; two males and three females; mean age 29.8±5.54 years) who were considering retirement participated in the current study. Data were analyzed by interpretative phenomenological analysis and resulted in three super-ordinate themes: (a) sense of self and process of identity shift, (b) available resources during the career transition process, and (c) decision-making processes and consequences of decisions. These results provided practical implications for supporting athletes' career transitions (e.g., developing a balanced self-identity and life skill during their athletic careers, providing proactive intervention) and future research directions (e.g., examining athletes' retirement decision- making process, the need of cross-cultural research).",
author = "Sunghee Park and David Lavallee and David Tod",
year = "2014",
month = jan
day = "1",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781629488813",
series = " Sports and Athletics Preparation, Performance, and Psychology",
publisher = "Nova Science Publishers Inc",
pages = "197--224",
editor = "Schinke, {Robert }",
booktitle = "Innovative writings in sport and exercise psychology",
address = "United States",
}