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Transition (From Sport) Experiences of Former National Football League Players: An NFL-LONG Study

Published:2023 Issue: Volume: Page:1-19
ISSN:1932-9261
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
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Author:

DeFreese J.D.¹^ORCID,Weight Erianne A.¹^ORCID,Lempke Landon B.²^ORCID,Walton Samuel R.¹^ORCID,Kerr Zachary Yukio¹^ORCID,Brett Benjamin L.³^ORCID,Chandran Avinash¹⁴^ORCID,Mannix Rebekah⁵^ORCID,Echemendia Ruben J.⁶⁷^ORCID,McCrea Michael A.³^ORCID,Meehan William P.⁵,Guskiewicz Kevin M.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

2. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

3. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

4. Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, USA

5. Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

6. University of Missouri—Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA

7. University Orthopedics Center Concussion Clinic, State College, PA, USA

Abstract

Transition from professional football life has important implications for the health and well-being of former National Football League (NFL) players. The study purpose was to examine former NFL players’ experiences of transitioning from sport including factors that helped and factors that made transition difficult. This study used a convenience sample of former NFL players drawn from a larger study of health and function. Participants included 1,784 former NFL players, mean age = 52.3 ± 16.3 years, 59% White, and a discontinuation mean of 24.0 ± 15.6 years after leaving the league. Participants responded to open-ended transition questions via mail or electronic questionnaire with responses analyzed using conceptual content analysis. The most frequently reported factors that helped transition included career transition plan/options (48%) and social support (40%). Whereas, structure- (33%) and identity-related (23%) difficulties were reported as factors that made transition difficult. Findings identify areas for targeted interventions to enhance NFL player well-being during transition from sport.

Publisher

Human Kinetics

Subject

Applied Psychology

Link

https://journals.humankinetics.com/downloadpdf/journals/jcsp/aop/article-10.1123-jcsp.2023-0011/article-10.1123-jcsp.2023-0011.xml

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