dc.contributor.author	McMichael, Brian Marcus
dc.coverage.spatial	United States	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	c.2017-2019	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-01-27T14:23:23Z
dc.date.available	2020-01-27T14:23:23Z
dc.date.issued	2019-11
dc.identifier.other	76E5D5A1-01FB-6F99-4A6F-C6D645C44309	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10428/4089
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sport career termination and postsecondary transition on self-determined exercise motivation and athletic identity of college-aged female students who were competitive athletes in high school. This study sought to explore the gap in existing research addressing the impact that the change in athletic identity and the transition for high school to college have on the self-determined exercise motivation of female students. To gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between athletic identity and self-determined exercise motivations for this population, 121 female first-year college students who participated in competitive athletics in high school and were also competing at various levels of sport in college, were surveyed at two universities. Data was collected through the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS) and the Behavior Regulations in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3). The overarching question that this study attempted to answer was “To what extent do the termination of competitive sports careers and the transition to college affect the self-determined exercise motivation and athletic identity of first-year female college students who were competitive athletes in high school?” The results of the study indicated a positive correlation between athletic identity and self-determined exercise motivations for female students who had recently transitioned from high school to college and were participating at various level of competitive athletics.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1 -- Statement of the Problem 4 -- Purpose of the Study 5 -- Research Questions 6 -- Procedures 7 -- Importance of the Study 7 -- Definitions of Terms 9 -- Assumptions 10 -- Summary 11 -- CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 13 -- Theoretical Overview 14 -- Self-Determined Theory 14 -- Continuum of Self-Determination 19 -- Sports Career Termination 25 -- Transitioning to College 29 -- Intrapersonal Barriers 31 -- Interpersonal Barriers 34 -- Effects on Physical Activity 35 -- Self-Determined Exercise Motivation 36 -- Self-Determined Exercise Motivation and Transition to College 37 -- Self-Determined Exercise Motivation and Sports Career Termination 38 -- Self-Determined Exercise Motivation and Level of Competition 40 -- Athletic Identity 43 -- Athletic Identity Versus Exercise Identity 44 -- Athletic Identity in Variety of Settings 47 -- Relationship Between Self-Determined Exercise Motivation and Athletic Identity 53 -- Summary 55 -- CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY 57 -- Research Design 57 -- Target Population 60 -- Instruments 62 -- Data Collection 65 -- Data Analysis 66 -- Assumptions of Statistical Procedures 66 -- Research Permission and Ethical Considerations 70 -- Summary 70 -- CHAPTER IV: RESULTS 71 -- Results 71 -- Sample 71 -- Descriptive Statistics for Data Collection Instruments 72 -- Data Analysis 75 -- Summary 83 -- CHAPTER V: DISCUSSION 85 -- Overview 85 -- Summary of Literature 85 -- Methodology 92 -- Summary of Findings 93 -- Limitations 97 -- Implications 98 -- Recommendations for Future Research 101 -- Conclusion 102 -- REFERENCES 104 -- APPENDIX A: BREQ-3 128 -- APPENDIX B: AIMS 130 -- APPENDIX C: DEMOGRAPHICS QUESTIONNAIRE 132 -- APPENDIX D: CONSENT FORM 134 -- APPENDIX E: IRB EXEMTION FORM 138 -- APPENDIX F: FIGURES 140.	en_US
dc.format.extent	1 electronic document, 166 pages.	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.rights	This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed.	en_US
dc.subject	Athletics	en_US
dc.subject	Autonomy (Psychology)	en_US
dc.subject	Dissertations, Academic--United States	en_US
dc.subject	Exercise	en_US
dc.subject	Identity (Psychology)	en_US
dc.subject	Sports--Psychological aspects	en_US
dc.subject	Women college athletes	en_US
dc.title	Effects of Sport Career Termination and Transition on Self-Determined Exercise Motivation and Athletic Identity of College-Aged Female Students	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Curriculum, Leadership, and Technology of the Dewar College of Education and Human Services	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Kelley, Heather M.
dc.description.committee	Pate, James L.
dc.description.committee	Sanderson, Sonya L.
dc.description.degree	Ed.D.	en_US
dc.description.major	Education in Curriculum and Instruction	en_US