Identity and athletic retirement: A prospective study

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-99

  Lally, Patricia ^a  

^a LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity hierarchy; Prospective; Role disengagement; Role distancing; Role withdrawal; Self protection; Situated identity; Student athlete

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750491109     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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