CAREER CERTAINTY OF COLLEGE STUDENT ATHLETlCS IN REVENUE VS. NON- REVENUE SPORTS
CAREER CERTAINTY OF COLLEGE STUDENT ATHLETlCS IN REVENUE VS. NON- REVENUE SPORTS
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2002
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Davtyan, Arman
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Adams-Gaston, Javaune
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This thesis explored the career certainty of college student-athletes,
specifically looking for differences between athletes in revenue and non-revenue
sports. The My Vocational Situation survey was administered to a sample of
Division I athletes representing both revenue and non-revenue sports to assess their
vocational identity, as well as to gain information regarding possible difficulties and
barriers against career certainty in student-athletes. Additionally, this thesis sought
to find relationships between the following variables: (a) vocational identity and
perceived barriers to career decision-making, (b) intent to pursue professional
athletics and other non-athletic career aspirations, (c) vocational identity and career
aspirations, and (d) sport type and intent to play professionally. Although no
significant differences were observed between revenue and non-revenue athletes with respect to career certainty, chi-square analyses revealed significant
relationships between all four sets of variables above (a-d). Based on these
findings, implications for practice and future research are discussed.