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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

Javier Brazo-Sayavera

Pedro R. Olivares



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
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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