An in-depth appraisal of career termination experiences in professional cricket

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 935-944

  Roberts, Claire Marie ^a   Mullen, Richard ^b   Evans, Lynne ^c   Hall, Ross ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antecedents; cricket; life satisfaction; retirement; transitions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BURNOUT; CONTRACT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACTS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WALES;

EID: 84924799331     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2014.977936     Document Type: Article

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