Well-being and performance in dual careers: The role of academic and athletic identities

van Rens, F.E.C.A., Ashley, R.A. and Steele, A.R.ORCID: 0000-0001-5045-9520 (2019) Well-being and performance in dual careers: The role of academic and athletic identities. The Sport Psychologist, 33 (1). pp. 42-51.

Abstract

This paper presents a complementary multimethod approach to investigate the academic and athletic identities of Australian student-athletes. In Study 1, the authors explored the academic and athletic identities of 8 student-athletes using semistructured interviews. Results are congruent with the model of multiple dimensions of identity and indicate that student-athletes develop both academic and athletic identities. The corresponding fulfillment of self-determined needs in both academic and athletic identities was deemed beneficial to student-athletes' well-being. The authors used a quantitative approach (N = 86) in Study 2 and found that academic identity was positively associated with student-athletes' academic performance and life satisfaction. Differences in athletic identity were found based on the student-athletes' sport-competition levels. No significant associations were found between the student-athletes' academic and athletic identities.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation(s):	School of Psychology and Exercise Science
Publisher:	Human Kinetics
Copyright:	© 2019 Human Kinetics, Inc.
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/44431

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