A new perspective on adolescent athletes’ transition into upper secondary school : A longitudinal mixed methods study protocol

摘要

The challenge of combining elite sport and education into a dual careerpathway remains to be a source of concern for many high-performance athletes.Previous research findings suggest that committed participation in both domainsis highly demanding and success in one pursuit often comes at the expense ofthe other. There are emergent studies, however, that argue for the beneficial andcomplementary nature of dual career pathways. Consequently, we emphasize theimportance of understanding the processes underlying differences in the developmentof athletes’ life trajectories. This article presents a study protocol to explorenew methodological and analytical approaches that may extend current understandingsof the ways psychological and sociocultural processes are interconnectedin the construction of adolescent athletes’ identities, motivation, well-being, andcareer aspirations in the transitory social world.