Abstract
The aim of this study was to understand changes in occupational meaning and
occupational function, as well as to explore connections with past work, in occupational
transitions from work that run a marathon to satisfactory work. Semi-structured interviews
were carried out and qualitative analysis was conducted. Three changes were discovered
during the occupational transitions: change based on the occupational meaning and function
of past work, change to integrate past functions and develop them to form a new meaning,
and change to regain occupational meaning and function that had been lost. In addition, the
present study indicated that a former corporate marathoner was able to form a connection
with his past work through the above three changes.
