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ArticleJournal of athletic training2015

Career and family aspirations of female athletic trainers employed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I setting.

Stephanie M Mazerolle, Christianne M Eason, Elizabeth M Ferraro, Ashley Goodman

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4 authors.

Stephanie M MazerolleDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs;
Christianne M Eason
Elizabeth M Ferraro
Ashley Goodman

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextFemale athletic trainers (ATs) tend to depart the profession of athletic training after the age of 30. Factors influencing departure are theoretical. Professional demands, particularly at the collegiate level, have also been at the forefront of anecdotal discussion on departure factors.

objectiveTo understand the career and family intentions of female ATs employed in the collegiate setting.

designQualitative study.

settingNational Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. PATIENTS OR OTHER

participantsTwenty-seven female ATs (single = 14, married with no children = 6, married with children = 7) employed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I setting. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: All female ATs responded to a series of open-ended questions via reflective journaling. Data were analyzed via a general inductive approach. Trustworthiness was established by peer review, member interpretive review, and multiple-analyst triangulation.

resultsOur participants indicated a strong desire to focus on family or to start a family as part of their personal aspirations. Professionally, many female ATs were unsure of their longevity within the Division I collegiate setting or even the profession itself, with 2 main themes emerging as factors influencing decisions to depart: family planning persistence and family planning departure. Six female ATs planned to depart the profession entirely because of conflicts with motherhood and the role of the AT. Only 3 female ATs indicated a professional goal of persisting at the Division I setting regardless of their family or marital status, citing their ability to maintain work-life balance because of support networks. The remaining 17 female ATs planned to make a setting change to balance the roles of motherhood and AT because the Division I setting was not conducive to parenting.

conclusionsOur results substantiate those of previous researchers, which indicate the Division I setting can be problematic for female ATs and stimulate departure from the setting and even the profession.

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Career ChoiceSportsAdultData CollectionEmploymentFemaleHumansMaternal BehaviorMiddle AgedMotivationParentingQualitative ResearchSocial BehaviorSurveys and QuestionnairesWorkattritionretentionwork-life balance

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PMID25329349
PMCPMC4495444

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