Why the study?
Does a career-ending injury affect subsequent well-being in elite college athletes based on their investment in professional sports?
Does a career-ending injury affect subsequent well-being in elite college athletes based on their investment in professional sports?
Career-ending injuries negatively impact long-term well-being primarily in athletes who were highly invested in playing professional sports.
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May warrant support for athletes aspiring to pro careers after injury; extends prior observational data but leaves causality and interventions open.
Kleiber et al. (1992) studied this question.