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Adjustment to Retirement Among Male Professional Boxers./
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Alarid, Carlos Junior.
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111 p.
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-12(E), Section: B.
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Dissertation Abstracts International77-12B(E).
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Cognitive psychology. -
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Adjustment to Retirement Among Male Professional Boxers.
Alarid, Carlos Junior.
Adjustment to Retirement Among Male Professional Boxers.
- 111 p.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-12(E), Section: B.
Thesis (Psy.D.)--Alliant International University, 2016.
The purpose of this qualitative study was to gather information about the individual experiences of retired professional boxers in order to explore common themes regarding their adjustment to retirement from boxing and possible endorsement of physical and psychological problems. Five major categories and 12 themes emerged from the data collected. Results from examining common themes relevant to the mental and physical health of these retired professional boxers and their adjustment to retirement -- as informed by Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages of development - have promise for providing valuable information for the World Boxing Council to consider in making helpful changes or adjustments that could contribute to the potential safety of boxers and better prepare them for retirement; as well, they can be informative for clinicians who work with retiring boxers. Among the several such findings are ones related to the finding that early interventions that prepare boxers for retirement are seen by retired boxers as desirable. Another key finding is related to the identification of symptoms similar to those found in individuals with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). In recent years, sports that expose athletes to repetitive blows to the head have received greater attention because of increased numbers of reports on the emergence of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) among athletes. Symptoms of CTE include impaired attention and memory, disorientation, vertigo, cephalic pain, motor impairments, and such mood changes as depression and aggression. Despite the number of professional boxers who experience these symptoms, state athletic commissions continue to grant them licenses to participate in fights, regardless of the possibility of worsening existing symptoms. According to the California State Athletic Commission, no baseline neuropsychological examinations are required, such as they are with the National Football League. As a result, ringside physicians and neuropsychologists appointed to the California State Athletic Commission have no pre-morbid results to indicate an active boxer's neuropsychological state. Later, when retiring from boxing, professional boxers are confronted with several obstacles, including loss of athletic identity, poor financial management, and repetitive blows to the head which could affect cognition, lifestyle change, and adjustment to retirement.
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