ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Early Athletic Identity Formation and Development: Perceptions of Elite Gaelic Athletes.
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- "Too much, too soon?" Early professional match exposure and career sustainability: a 10-year multileague cohort of professional female soccer players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties, validation, and reliability of the Japanese version of the sport anxiety scale-2 for university student athletes.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
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objectivesAthletic identity (AI) is an important part of an elite athlete's self-concept and can positively impact sports performance, but over-emphasis can lead to potentially negative outcomes. Identity theory suggests that identity is shaped by individuals' roles, group affiliations, self-perceptions, and important changes in personal circumstances. Athlete transitions are changes that occur in an athletes' athletic and/or non-athletic circumstances, which can impact identity development. Using identity theory, this study aimed to explore the athletic transitions important in early AI formation and development in elite Gaelic athletes.
methodsNine athletes were purposively sampled and participated in semi-structured interviews that were analysed using a six-step thematic analysis.
resultsFindings indicate that the initiation, development, and mastery transitions in sport influence AI formation and align with the identity theory precepts of roles, groups, and persons in identity development. AI formation and development is individualised and shaped by perceived athlete competence, associated external validation, and the increased professionalism and personal commitment associated with higher levels of performance.
conclusionWe call for a greater emphasis to be placed on the development of multi-faceted identity profiles in elite Gaelic athletes.
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