Roberts Claire-Marie, Mullen Richard, Evans Lynne, Hall Ross
a Institute of Sport & Exercise Sciences , University of Worcester , Worcester , UK.
J Sports Sci. 2015;33(9):935-44. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2014.977936. Epub 2015 Jan 2.
This qualitative study explored the career termination experiences of 9 male, retired professional cricketers between the ages of 28 and 40 (mean value 34, s = 4.65 m). The participants took part in retrospective, semi-structured interviews. Data from the interviews were inductively content analysed within three transition phases of the retirement process: reasons for retirement, factors affecting adaptation and reactions to retirement. The reasons for retirement were multicausal with the majority of the participants highlighting contractual pressures and a lack of communication as important precursors to retirement. Three main themes accounted for the factors affecting adaptation: a limited pursuit of other interests, developmental experiences and coping strategies. In terms of reactions to retirement, all of the participants reflected negatively on the termination of their career, with a sense of loss and resentment characterising the post-retirement period. The findings illustrated the sport-specific nature of career termination in professional cricket and added further support to the emerging consensus that the distinction between voluntary and involuntary retirement is, at best, unclear.
这项定性研究探讨了9名年龄在28岁至40岁之间（平均年龄34岁，标准差为4.65岁）的男性退役职业板球运动员的职业生涯终结经历。参与者参加了回顾性的半结构化访谈。访谈数据在退休过程的三个过渡阶段进行了归纳性内容分析：退休原因、影响适应的因素以及对退休的反应。退休原因是多方面的，大多数参与者强调合同压力和缺乏沟通是退休的重要先兆。影响适应的因素主要有三个主题：对其他兴趣的有限追求、发展经历和应对策略。在对退休的反应方面，所有参与者对其职业生涯的终结都持消极态度，退休后时期的特点是失落感和怨恨情绪。研究结果说明了职业板球运动中职业生涯终结的特定运动性质，并进一步支持了新出现的一种共识，即自愿退休和非自愿退休之间的区别，往好里说是不明确的。
