Identity Foreclosure, Athletic Identity, and Career Maturity in Intercollegiate Athletes

Murphy, Geraldine M.; Petitpas, Albert J.; Brewer, Britton W.

doi:10.1123/tsp.10.3.239

Identity Foreclosure, Athletic Identity, and Career Maturity in Intercollegiate Athletes

A study was conducted with 124 intercollegiate student-athletes at an NCAA Division I institution to examine the relationship between self-identity variables (i.e., identity foreclosure and athletic identity) and career maturity. Results indicated that both identity foreclosure and athletic ident…