The effect of retirement on the social situation of track and field retired players

10.2478/bjlp-2023-0000041

Abstract

This study assessed the effect of retirement on the social status among track and field retired players. The descriptive approach was employed.  Two questionnaires were constructed; 1) the causes of retirement which is consisted of (27) items; 2) social situation of players after retirement which is consisted of (41) items, distributed into (4) fields (social, financial, health and psychological). The sample consisted of (54) track and field retied players in Jordan. Means, standard deviation, internal consistency "Cronbach's Alpha and McDonald's for reliability, and linear regression analysis. The results showed that the main causes for retiring is that the income of playing is not enough for me and the retirement has a negative effect on the social situation among track and field retired players and the psychological filed was the most affected filed.