How stressful is retirement! Antecedents of stress linked to athletes’ career termination
A field study conducted with professional athletes (N=420¸ 72.2% men, Mage= 25.14) examined the antecedents of stress linked to career termination. We hypothesized that stress linked to career termination may be affected by the type of passion (harmonious and obsessive) athletes develop for their sport activity, and that this passion may be affected by regulatory mode orientations (locomotion and assessment) and need for closure (NFC).