Athletic trainers' barriers to maintaining professional commitment in the collegiate setting

Journal of Athletic Training
Stephanie M MazerolleWilliam A Pitney

Abstract

Professional commitment simply describes one's obligation to his or her work. For athletic trainers (ATs), the demanding work environment and job expectations may affect their characterization of professional commitment. Our breadth of knowledge regarding professional commitment within athletic training is narrow. To evaluate the professional commitment of ATs in the collegiate setting. Qualitative study. Collegiate. Thirty-three Board of Certification-certified ATs employed in the collegiate setting (National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I = 11, Division II = 9, Division III = 13) with an average of 10 ± 8 years of clinical experience volunteered. Data saturation guided the total number of participants. Online journaling via QuestionPro was completed by all participants. Multiple-analyst triangulation and peer review were conducted for data credibility. Analysis followed a general inductive method. Four themes speak to the factors that negatively affect ATs' professional enthusiasm and commitment: (1) life stage, (2) work overload, (3) organizational climate, and (4) human resources. The latter 3 speak to the effect the workplace can have on ATs' professional commitment, and the first speaks to the effect outside r...Continue Reading

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Mar 12, 2015·Journal of Athletic Training·Christianne M EasonWilliam A Pitney
Oct 25, 2014·Journal of Athletic Training·Thomas G BowmanAshley Goodman
Feb 22, 2018·Journal of Athletic Training·Stephanie M MazerolleJessica Kirby
Aug 8, 2018·Journal of Athletic Training·Christianne M EasonWilliam A Pitney
Dec 19, 2017·Journal of Athletic Training·Stephanie M Mazerolle, Christianne M Eason

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