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Using Google Scholar, you need to locate a reputable, peer-reviewed, scholarly article BASED ON NUTRITION AND HOW IT AFFECTS SPORTS PERFORMANCE
A research-based article is a primary source, it reports the participants, methods, and results of an original study conducted by the authors.
A review-based article is a secondary source, it is written about other articles, and does not report original research of its own. Review articles are very important, as they draw upon previous research to strengthen or support existing theories and/or patterns within the literature, but cannot be used in this article review submission.
Be sure the article you choose to review is a research-based article and not a review-based article.
All submissions must include an APA title page, be grammatically correct, properly edited, and abide strictly by the APA style of writing (7th edition).
Please access the attached Article Review Example as a reference to assist you in this assignment.
** Remember your article reviews should be no more than 2-pages (maximum). The reviews should clearly address each of the requirements but should be concise.
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Format of Article Review:
Write the source at the top of the page in APA format. Include a few parenthetical citations throughout your review. Use direct quotes sparingly. Only use a direct quote if the exact phrasing of the original material is crucial to your point and you are unable to paraphrase.
Answer these questions about the study, however, write your article review in paragraph format and do not include these questions as headings (again, use the Example Article Review as reference).
Provide an introduction to the study.
What is the research question/purpose statement offered by the author(s)?
Who were the participants? Include demographic items such as age, gender, location, year in school, etc.
What was the procedure? How was the study conducted (survey instrument, interview, or a review of historical/archived data)?
How was the data analyzed? What quantitative statistical methods were used if the study included surveys? What qualitative methods were used if the author(s) conducted interviews?
What were the results/ findings?
What are the implications of the study? How do they relate to your overarching topic, Nutrition and Sports Performance? (Remember you must stay in third-person writing here.)
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Athletic Identity and Lifestyle Changes Following Sport Retirement
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Department of Kinesiology, Azusa Pacific University
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Yao, P. L., Laurencelle, L., & Trudeau, F. (2020). Former athletes’ lifestyle and self-definition
changes after retirement from sports. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 376-383.
Retirement from an athletic career is a transition process that all athletes will undergo at
some point in their lives. After competing in sports for such a long period of time, they begin to
develop an athletic identity. As they disengage from their sports careers, athletes will experience
changes in their identity and other shifts in everyday life. Yao et al. (2020) investigated
differences between current and former athletes in terms of athletic identity, physical activity,
and nutritional habits.
The study was comprised of 426 participants (224 women and 202 men). Three groups
were formed among the participants: 122 active athletes (AA), 230 former athletes (FA), and 74
non-athletes (NA) (Yao et al., 2020). Those classified as active athletes were involved in a
high-level sport for a minimum of 5 years. The former athletes’ group met the same criteria but
had already retired from their sports careers. Additionally, non-athletes had never participated in
an elite sport. The sports represented included: soccer, basketball, football, hockey, track and
field, volleyball, figure skating, diving, tennis, swimming, and alpine skiing (Yao et al., 2020).
Among the current and former athletes, 10.7% were competing or had competed at the provincial
level, 50.1% at the national level, 29.1% at the international level, and 10.1% professionally.
Yao et al. (2020) used purposive sampling and worked in conjunction with departments
of physical activities and sport from five Québec universities and the Foundation de l’athlète
d’excellence du Québec to recruit participants. All participants were contacted via email, where
they were sent an electronic survey, and follow-ups were also sent out. The surveys consisted of
the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ), the Athletic Identity Questionnaire (AIQ),
questions regarding demographics, and nine questions on nutritional behaviors (Yao et al., 2020).
To compare the three sample groups, as well as differences in age as a control, data
analysis was performed using one-way analyses of covariance (ANCOVAs). Additionally,
monotonicity analysis was used to evaluate a rise or decline among the three groups (Yao et al.,
2020). The relationship between athletic identity and lifestyle variables was measured using
Pearson correlations followed by simultaneous multiple linear regressions (Yao et al., 2020).
Lastly, the composition and reliability of the nutritional habits questions were determined using
Cronbach a followed by principal component analysis (Yao et al., 2020).
The results of this study identified major discrepancies between former, current, and
non-athletes. Yao et al. (2020) found that the healthy nutrition score of former athletes was the
lowest of the three groups. Current athletes had a considerably higher score. There was a
progressive decline in athletic identity and intense to moderate physical activity; current athletes
had the highest level, then former athletes, followed by non-athletes. Moreover, there was a
negative correlation between the age of participants and athletic identity. As the athletes began to
play at a higher level, they associated more with the athletic role (Yao et al., 2020). The results
also highlighted the athletes who were active participants in individual sports connected to their
athletic identity more than athletes involved in team sports.
This study suggests implications for retired athletes to be instructed on adequate physical
activity and nutritional habits post-retirement. Sports organizations should provide resources,
including access to sports psychologists, to address issues relating to athletic identity. Athletic
support staff can prepare athletes for life after sport by emphasizing the importance of physical
activity and other leisure activities outside of their sport.
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