大学生アスリートのスポーツ・ライフ・バランスに関連する要因 －デュアルキャリアの実現に向けて

The present study explored the factors related to realizing sport-life balance. It used semi-structured interviews of collegiate athletes, former collegiate athletes, and their entourage. We recruited eight participants who belonged to the athletic club of a university and participated in a national convention. Semi-structured interviews were conducted for about 60 minutes per person. The participants were asked about the facilitators or barriers to fulfillment in both competitive and non-competitive life, strategies used to become fulfilled in both areas, and the state that fulfilled them in both areas. The KJ method was used to categorize the responses of the participants. “Acquaintanceship as an athlete,” “athletic,” “life,” and “social” were identified as important facilitator and barrier factors to achieve fulfillment in both areas and strategies to attain fulfillment. Additionally, “accomplishment” and “process” were identified as states that fulfilled people in both lives. In the future, it will be important to conduct quantitative surveys and implement initiatives on dual careers among collegiate athletes based on the present study.