From elite sport to the job market: Development and initial validation of the Athlete Competency Questionnaire for Employability (ACQE)

This paper describes two studies aimed at developing and initially validating an instrument that measures athletes’ competencies required to optimize their employability across three career phases (i.e., active, retirement and new career phase; B-WISER, 2018). Study 1 describes the development of th...

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Autores: Smismans, Sofie, Wylleman, Paul, De Brandt, Koen, Defruyt, Simon, Vitali, Francesca, Ramis, Yago, Torregrossa, Miquel, Lobinger, Babett, Stambulova, Natalia, Cecić Erpič, Sasa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)
Repositorio:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/5710
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10952/5710
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Transitions
Employment
Post-athletic career
Athletic retirement
Erasmus+
Transiciones
Empleabilidad
Carrera post-deportiva
Retirada deportiva
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Sumario:This paper describes two studies aimed at developing and initially validating an instrument that measures athletes’ competencies required to optimize their employability across three career phases (i.e., active, retirement and new career phase; B-WISER, 2018). Study 1 describes the development of the Athlete Competency Questionnaire for Employability (ACQE). Study 2 examines the ACQE’s factor structure using exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM; N = 954, 46% female; Mage = 26.74 ± 9.90; 54% active, 24% retirement, 22% new career). ESEM supported a 28-item ACQE with four factors: Career & Lifestyle Management, Career Communication, Career Resilience, and Career Engagement & Flexibility. This is the first study to identify athletes’ competencies for optimizing employability across different phases of athletic retirement. The results can inform stakeholders in different fields (e.g., sport, education, employment) about ways to assist athletes in their transition from elite sport to the job market.

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