Spanish Pre-Olympic Athletes’ Motivations and Barriers to Pursuing Dual Career as a Function of Sociodemographic, Sport and Academic Variables

Frontiers in Psychology

Emanuele Isidori¹  Lucía Abenza-Cano²  Juan Alfonso García-Roca²  Antonio Sánchez-Pato²  Lourdes Meroño²  Adrián Mateo-Orcajada²  Alejandro Leiva-Arcas²  Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal² 

[1] Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Roma Foro Italico, Rome, Italy;Faculty of Sport, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;Olympic Studies Centre, Murcia, Spain;

关键词: academic performance;    student-athletes;    scholarships;    sport modality;    sport performance;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.850614

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The dual career allows elite athletes to attain their maximum competitive and academic performance, but the COVID-19 pandemic hindered their development and changed their perception of the importance given to the sporting and educational environment. For this reason, the aim of the present study was to determine the differences in the motivations and perceived barriers, the importance given to academic qualifications, and the perception of the dual career from a multifactorial perspective, of elite athletes according to sex, type of sport practiced, job performance, time of sports career, type of athlete, and type of scholarship received. A total of 100 student-athletes participated in the research study by completing the “Perceptions of dual career student-athletes” questionnaire. The results showed that athletes from individual modalities (p = 0.012) and those who did not receive any scholarships described more barriers (p < 0.001). In addition, women studied more because they enjoyed it (p = 0.007); athletes from individual modalities studied to work later (p = 0.008); athletes who do not work perceived a greater influence between study and sports performance (p = 0.029); at the beginning and at the best stage of their sports career, a greater influence of academics on performance was perceived (p = 0.016); and athletes who considered themselves professionals, and athletes who did not receive any scholarships (p = 0.025), reported that the conciliation between sports and academic life was difficult (p = 0.034). The results obtained point to the importance of dual career scholarships for student-athletes, as well as the need for the programs implemented for these athletes to consider sex, sport modality or type of scholarship granted.

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