چكيده لاتين
The purpose of this research was to identify the factors affecting the retirement and quality of life of female professional athletes.
In order to achieve this goal, it was carried out using a qualitative content analysis method. A number of retired female athletes who had won at least one position in the country were identified. And then the number of them increased in a snowball way and after conducting 19 semi-structured interviews, we reached theoretical saturation. After listening to the interviews and transcripts of the interviews several times, the text of the interview was entered into the software (MAXQDA (version 2020) in the form of word software. In order to analyze the data of the interviews, the thematic method has been used, which includes six stages of getting to know the data, The production of primary codes was searching for themes, revising themes, defining and naming themes, and finally preparing a report. As a result of data analysis from semi-structured interviews, six main themes and fourteen sub-themes and 52 codes were extracted in relation to the factors of female professional athletesʹ retirement. The main themes include physical factors, psychological factors, economic factors, time factors, and competitive factors. And retirement is informed and planned.
The main theme in the analysis of semi-structured interviews with retired female professional athletes in relation to the quality of life after retirement of female professional athletes is their lifestyle, which has two The sub-theme and 8 codes were extracted.
In general, the results of the research show that the main reasons for withdrawing from sports are serious physical injuries, which are the most common reasons for quitting sports, mental pressure caused by competition, high expectations, continuous stress, lack of sufficient support, financial problems, lack of motivation, and changes The addition of new responsibilities, pregnancy, child care, lack of family support or new responsibilities can have an impact on retirement, with a change in priorities, a person can be drawn towards retirement from sports.
