Planning Life Outside of Sport: Elite Athletes’ Help-seeking Behaviours Toward Career Support Resources

Sophie Brassard; Sylvain Bourdon; Patricia Dionne

doi:10.53379/cjcd.2023.359

Auteurs-es

Sophie Brassard université de Sherbrooke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5208-4715
Sylvain Bourdon Université de Sherbrooke
Patricia Dionne Université de Sherbrooke

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.53379/cjcd.2023.359

Mots-clés :

recherche d'aide, soutien à la carrière, athlète, retraite

Résumé

Malgré les résultats illustrant que la planification de la transition hors du sport est associée à des réponses émotionnelles plus positives et à moins de difficultés à la retraite, seule une petite proportion d'athlètes utilise les ressources disponibles via les programmes de soutien. Cette étude examine les facteurs associés aux non-recours envers les ressources de soutien à la carrière de 191 athlètes d'élite canadiens. Des informations sur les obstacles perçus à la recherche d'aide, le niveau d'engagement dans une carrière en dehors du sport et l'utilisation des ressources ont été recueillies à l'aide d'un sondage. Les résultats des analses descriptives et prédictives indiquent trois principaux obstacles perçus à la recherche d'aide : le manque de temps (51,8 %), le manque de connaissances (35,1 %) et la peur de la stigmatisation associée à l'utilisation des ressources de soutien de carrière (12,6 %). L'âge de l'athlète, la catégorie de sport (hiver, été) et le niveau d'engagement dans une carrière en dehors du sport sont des prédicteurs de l'utilisation des ressources de soutien de carrière.

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