Determining the Factors Affecting Para-Athletes' Vocational Career Development by Employing the Psychological Capital

Abstract

By clarifying the social/psychological and organizational/environmental factors that narrow career options, this study aims to validate the evidence of various career supports that can cope with those factors in order to broaden the possibilities of career selection for both Para athletes after retirement and for those who are still active athletes. Actual condition survey was conducted to aim for the improvement of career development and athletic ability by making apparent the obstructive factors that stand above the career selection for Para athletes. The purpose of disclosing the process of Par athletes’ career selection was to discover the issues surrounding them, identify both the positive and negative factors that many Para athletes experience during career selection, and investigate how those factors influence Para athletes when selecting their athletic careers.