Successful transition to college is an important consideration in student retention and success. Students who highly identify as high school athletes may experience adjustment difficulty when entering college without this role. The current study investigates participation in collegiate recreation programs as part of a positive adjustment process after the transition out of high school athletics. Results indicated that those with high involvement in collegiate recreation programs had greater perceptions of loss related to the cessation of their athlete role, but also experienced greater perceptions of life satisfaction. Feelings of loss following sport role exit were found to interact with recreational sports involvement on the outcome variable of life satisfaction. Specifically, among those with high loss levels, high recreational sports involvement was associated with greater satisfaction. Results have implications regarding the support of collegiate recreation as a contributor to the successful transition to college, particularly for students experiencing difficulty related to an exit from the high school athlete role.

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大学娱乐性体育参与作为对前高中运动员经历运动员角色退出的调整援助

成功过渡到大学是留住学生和取得成功的重要考虑因素。如果没有此角色，入学时被高度视为高中运动员的学生可能会遇到调整困难。当前的研究调查了从高中田径课程过渡后作为积极调整过程一部分的大学休闲计划的参与情况。结果表明，那些积极参与大学休闲计划的人，对丧失运动角色的感觉更强，但对生活满意度的感觉也更高。发现运动角色退出后的丧失感觉与休闲运动参与对生活满意度的结果变量的影响有关。具体来说，在高损失水平的人中，较高的休闲运动参与度与更高的满意度相关。研究结果对大学休闲娱乐的支持起到了重要作用，这有助于成功过渡到大学，特别是对于那些因退出高中运动员职位而遇到困难的学生。