An Application of the Social Cognitive Career Theory Model of Career Self-Management to College Athletes’ Career Planning for Life After Sport

Abstract

Drawing on Lent and Brown (2013) recently developed Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) model of Career Self-Management (CSM), we aimed to determine the key predictors and underlying theoretical mechanisms of college athletes' career planning processes for life after sport. Ten variables were operationalized (i.e., career planning for life after sport, career decision self-efficacy, career goals, perceived career planning support from coaches, perceived career planning barriers, conscientiousness, openness, extraversion, neuroticism, and agreeableness) to assess the hypothesized CSM model. A survey design was utilized on a sample of 538 NCAA Division I college athletes in the United States to test the model. The measurement and hypothesized models were tested using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The measurement model demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity for all measures. Several significant direct, indirect, and moderating relationships of the cognitive, contextual, and personality variables on career planning were observed. The CSM model was found to be a useful theoretical framework that explained 62.7% of the variance on career planning. The model, along with the validated measures that support it, can help both researchers and practitioners to leverage facilitating (i.e., self-efficacy, career goals, conscientiousness, openness, and extraversion) and impeding (i.e., career barriers) factors of the career planning processes in their work.

Impact of Future Expectations on Career Planning Attitudes' of Professional Esports Athletes

“…However, researches on career maturity, adaptability, and / or future expectations of professional esports athletes have not been found in the literature. On the other hand, in the literature review, various researches were found in sports and educational sciences, especially on sportsman career planning and management (Sandstedt et al, 2004;Lavallee, 2006;Tyrance, Harris & Post, 2013;Kocadağ, 2017;Ribeiro & Rima, 2019, Wendling et al, 2020. From this point of view, studies investigating career planning and future expectations of esports athletes are very few (Taylor, 2012;Seo, 2016;Salo, 2017;Anderson et al, 2018;Johnson & Woodstock, 2019).…”

“…Literatürde fiziksel spor disiplinlerindeki sporcuların kariyer yönetimi ve kariyer beklentilerine ilişkin çeşitli çalışmalar bulunmaktadır (Sandstedt et al, 2004;Lavallee, 2006;Tyrance, Harris & Post, 2013;Kocadağ, 2017;Ribeiro & Rima, 2019, Wendling et al, 2020. Ancak profesyonel espor oyuncularına dönük kariyer planlaması, yönetimi ve/veya gelecek beklentilerine dönük araştırmalar literatürde oldukça azdır (Salo, 2017;Andersen et al, 2018;Johnson & Woodstock, 2019…”

Career Planning in Elite Soccer: The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy, Career Goals, and Athletic Identity

“…In this regard, it is reasonable to assume that definitions of self-efficacy and goals are proximal antecedents of career planning (Demulier et al, 2013). Besides the theoretical point of view among the variables, several empirical studies have been shown the associations among selfefficacy, career goals, and career planning (e.g., Wendling and Sagas, 2020), which reinforces the importance of these variables in career transitions.…”

The Impact of Social Isolation during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Health: The Lived Experience of Adolescents with Obesity and Their Caregivers

“…To flatten the curve of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many governments around the world have implemented unprecedentedly strict preventive measures, such as prolonged school closures and home confinement [ 1 , 2 ]. Although necessary to limit the spread of the virus, responses to the COVID-19 emergency have led to incomparable and precipitous changes in human behavior [ 3 ].…”