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Insights into life after sport for Spanish Olympians: Gender and career path perspectives

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  • Maribel Barriopedro
  • Cristina López de Subijana
  • Carlos Muniesa

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The aims of this study were: i) to examine if Dual Career (DC) pathways are independent of gender, ii) to evaluate whether those athletes who followed a DC experienced less difficulty in their integration into the labor force than the athletes devoted entirely to sport regardless of gender, as well as iii) to analyze whether the type of career path chosen was related with the current labor status, and if differences exist between men and women athletes. A quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive study was used based on an ad hoc questionnaire. Two-hundred and twenty-eight retired Olympic athletes completed a questionnaire. The response rate was 28.3%. Athletes who followed a DC with studies had a higher educational level at retirement than those devoted solely to sport and those who followed a DC with work, (χ2(6) = 38.76; P

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  • Maribel Barriopedro & Cristina López de Subijana & Carlos Muniesa, 2018. "Insights into life after sport for Spanish Olympians: Gender and career path perspectives," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(12), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0209433
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209433
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    1. Cristina López de Subijana & Javier Ramos & Carlos Garcia & Jose L. Chamorro, 2020. "The Employability Process of Spanish Retired Elite Athletes: Gender and Sport Success Comparison," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-12, July.
    2. Anders Håkansson & Karin Moesch & Caroline Jönsson & Göran Kenttä, 2020. "Potentially Prolonged Psychological Distress from Postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games during COVID-19—Career Uncertainty in Elite Athletes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-9, December.
    3. Cristina López de Subijana & Larisa Galatti & Rubén Moreno & Jose L. Chamorro, 2020. "Analysis of the Athletic Career and Retirement Depending on the Type of Sport: A Comparison between Individual and Team Sports," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-11, December.

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