Retirement from sport is a life transition that has significant implications for athletes' physical
and mental health, as well as their social and professional development. Although extensive …

The aim of this FEPSAC Position Statement is to summarize current knowledge about
athletes' dual careers (DCs) in the European context and propose recommendations for …

Research has demonstrated that life transitions lead to heightened experiences of
loneliness, in part because they engender isolation. We tested whether the degree of …

Social factors are major determinants of the success of retirement transitions. However, we
do not yet fully understand the nature and basis of this impact, particularly as it relates to …

Athletes' stories about their experiences in elite sport inevitably evoke the notion of meaning,
a concept, which has appeared in many shapes and forms within sport psychology …

Social identity (one's sense of belongingness to a group) and social identity content (what it
means to belong to a group) are important psychological constructs for cognition and …

The demands of elite sport have the potential to negatively impact on athletes' wellbeing (eg,
Arnold & Fletcher, 2012; Rice et al., 2016). Despite this, not all elite athletes experience …

Understanding and positively influencing athlete mental health have become key goals for
researchers and sporting stakeholders (eg coaches, support staff, clubs and governing …

BACKGROUND: Athletic fatigue is an inescapable issue in competitive sports. It belongs to a
physiological response that is triggered when competitive athletes are trained to a critical …

The COVID-19 pandemic created stressors that raised the likelihood of elite athletes
experiencing mental health problems. Understanding how individual traits promote …