Self-perception of dual career barriers and athletic identity in student-athletes with disabilities according to disability type and level of professionalization.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to analyze the perceived barriers to dual career success and athletic identity of student-athletes according to disability type and level of professionalization. The final sample consisted of 203 student-athletes with disabilities from five European countries. The questionnaires used were ESTPORT, EBBS and AIMS. Depending on disability type, it was found that student-athletes with hearing and physical impairment showed the highest difficulty in reconciling sports and studies (p = 0.001); that student-athletes with a hearing impairment showed the highest score in the barrier 'the cost of education is high' (p = 0.023); that student-athletes with a physical impairment had the highest scores in the barrier 'Exercise tires me' (p = 0.013); that student-athletes

SUBMITTER: Macia-Andreu MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665373 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature