Dr George Andronikos G.Andronikos@napier.ac.uk
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Factors contributing to the quality of the junior-to-senior transition in Greek athletes
Andronikos, Georgios; Westbury, Tony; Brazo-Sayavera, Javier; Olivares, Pedro R.; Martindale, Russell J. J.
Authors
Dr Tony Westbury T.Westbury@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Javier Brazo-Sayavera
Pedro R. Olivares
Prof Russell Martindale r.martindale@napier.ac.uk
Professor
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate which factors contribute to the quality of the junior-to-senior transition (JST) which includes adjustment to senior level, sport and life satisfaction in Greek athletes. The sample consisted of 177 aspiring young Greek athletes who were in the process of JST. Participants completed a Greek version of the Transition Monitoring Survey (TMS) developed by Stambulova et al. (Stambulova, N., Franck, A., & Weibull, F. (2012). Assessment of the transition from junior-to-senior sports in Swedish athletes. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 10(2), 79–95). Multiple regressions were used to assess how key factors related to the JST contribute to the adjustment of athletes to senior level in sport, to their sport and life satisfaction. Results showed that personal resources (p
Citation
Andronikos, G., Westbury, T., Brazo-Sayavera, J., Olivares, P. R., & Martindale, R. J. J. (online). Factors contributing to the quality of the junior-to-senior transition in Greek athletes. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2021.1891116
Journal Article Type | Review |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 21, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 24, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Feb 24, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
Print ISSN | 1612-197X |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2021.1891116 |
Keywords | Career transitions, Transition Monitoring Survey, talent development |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2746547 |
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