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Volume 18, No.3
Motivation for a dual-career: Italian and Slovenian student athletes
Motivacija za dvojno kariero: italijanski in slovenski študenti športniki
Abstract (English)
Italy and Slovenia have no structured measures in place to provide educational services for elite athletes in higher education. Thus, this study aimed to understand motivations for a dual career of Italian and Slovenian student-athletes in relation to gender, age (≤24, >24 yrs), and type of sport (i.e., individual sports, team sports). Ninety-eight Italian (females: n=23, age: 22.1±1.5 yrs; males: n=75, age: 24.3±2.9 yrs) and 216 Slovenian (females: n=103, age: 21.5±3.0 yrs; males: n=113, age: 21.3±2.3 yrs) college student-athletes were administered the 39 items of the SAMSAQ-IS (i.e., 30 items of the original SAMSAQ plus nine items of the Italian version SAMSAQ-IT) questionnaire. A MANOVA verified differences (p<0.05) between the groups. A three-factor model with acceptable Cronbach alpha coefficients (SAM=16, alpha=0.85 items; AM=14 items, alpha=0.78 items; CAM=18 items, alpha=0.85 items) emerged. Two items (i.e., 19, 39) were removed because of a low threshold of acceptability. No difference regarding gender was identified. Regarding CAM, effects were found for Nation (p<0.0001), Nation x Age (p=0.0005), and Type of Sport x Age (p=0.0033). For AM, differences were found for Type of Sport (p=0.0256), and Nation x Type of Sport (p=0.036). No difference emerged for SAM. Despite the lack of institutional support, Italian and Slovenian student-athletes remain highly motivated for a dual career, independently of gender. The findings indicate that SAMSAQ-IS could be a valuable tool for promoting an important contribution to the development of policy actions in the area of sport and education at national and European levels.
Keywords (English)
academic career, sport career, policy actions
Abstract (Slovenian)
Italija in Slovenija nimata strukturiranih ukrepov za izobraževalne storitve za vrhunske športnike v visokem šolstvu. Zato smo v tej raziskavi poskušali preučiti motivacijo za dvojno kariero italijanskih in slovenskih študentov športnikov glede na spol, starost (≤24, >24 let) in vrsto športa (individualni ali ekipni športi). 98 italijanskih (ženske: n = 23, starost: 22,1±1,5 let; moški: n = 75, starost: 24,3±2,9 let) in 216 slovenskih (ženske: n = 103, starost: 21,5±3,0 let; moški: n = 113, starost: 21,3±2,3 let) višješolskih študentov je izpolnilo vprašalnik SAMSAQ-IS z 39 vprašanji (tj. 30 vprašanj iz izvirne različice vprašalnika SAMSAQ in 9 vprašanj iz italijanske različice SAMSAQ-IT). Z analizo MANOVA smo preverili razlike (p < 0,05) med skupinama. Dobili smo 3-faktorski model s sprejemljivimi koeficienti Cronbach alfa (SAM = 16, alfa = 0,85 vprašanj; AM = 14 vprašanj, alfa = 0,78 vprašanj; CAM = 18 vprašanj, alfa = 0,85 vprašanj). Dve vprašanji (19. in 39.) smo izločili zaradi nizkega praga sprejemljivosti. Razlik med spoloma nismo opazili. Pri CAM smo ugotovili učinke za Državo (p < 0,0001), Državo × Starost (p = 0,0005) in Vrsto športa × Starost (p = 0,0033). Pri AM so bile ugotovljene razlike pri Vrsti športa (p = 0,0256) in pri Državi × Vrsta športa (p = 0,036). Pri SAM ni bilo razlik. Kljub pomanjkanju institucionalne podpore so italijanski in slovenski študenti športniki visoko motivirani za dvojno kariero, ne glede na spol. Ugotovitve kažejo, da bi lahko bil vprašalnik SAMSAQ-IS dragocen pripomoček pri spodbujanju razvoja ukrepov politike na področju športa in izobraževanja tako na nacionalni kot evropski ravni.
Keywords (Slovenian)
akademska kariera, športna kariera, ukrepi politike
