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This study proposed a model to examine the role of self-efficacy, career goals, and
athletic identity (AI) on the career planning of elite soccer players. Two hundred and
eighty-one elite soccer players (males) participated in this study. Means, SD, and
bivariate correlations were calculated for the variables under analysis. The hypothesized
effect of self-efficacy, career goals, and AI on career planning was tested using structural
equation modeling (SEM). Results supported the adequacy of the proposed model in
explaining the career planning. Career planning is positively influenced by the level of
self-efficacy of players through the definition of career goals and is negatively influenced
by the level of AI. At the same time, the self-efficacy of players through the definition of
career goals positively influenced AI. These findings reinforce the important role of selfefficacy and career goals for the development of AI and career planning and at the same
time the opposite relationship between AI and career planning. Thus, it is suggested that
a balance on AI, maintaining high levels of self-efficacy and career goals, is required to
improve the process of career planning and retirement.
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Keywords
Career planing Career management
Citation
Monteiro R, Monteiro D, Torregrossa M and Travassos B (2021) Career Planning in Elite Soccer: The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy, Career Goals, and Athletic Identity. Front. Psychol. 12:694868. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.694868
Publisher
Frontiers in Psychology