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| Variables | Finland n = 121 |
France n = 81 |
Norway n = 119 |
Spain n = 70 |
Sweden n = 149 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 25.0 (± 4.2) | 28.2 (± 4.4) | 26.9 (± 4.8) | 27.6 (± 4.0) | 26.8 (± 4.2) |
| Height (m) | 1.80 (± .08) | 1.83 (± .06) | 1.83 (± .06) | 1.82 (± .06) | 1.80 (± .09) |
| Weight (kg) | 75.2 (± 9.0) | 77.7 (± 6.6) | 78.6 (± 7.3) | 77.2 (± 6.8) | 76.0 (± 9.8) |
| Body Mass Index (kg·m-2) | 23.2 (± 1.5) | 23.3 (± 1.2) | 23.3 (± 1.3) | 23.4 (± 1.3) | 23.3 (± 1.3) |
| Professional football career (yrs) | 6.9 (± 4.1) | 8.3 (± 4.7) | 7.9 (± 4.8) | 8.6 (± 4.6) | 7.8 (± 3.9) |
| Level of play (top league; %) | 57.9 | 54.3 | 52.9 | 41.4 | 55.7 |
| Field positions | |||||
| Goalkeeper | 13.2 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 19.5 |
| Defender | 33.9 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 38.6 | 38.9 |
| Midfielder | 33.1 | 29.6 | 32.8 | 35.7 | 29.5 |
| Forward | 19.8 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 20.0 | 12.1 |
| Educational level (%) | |||||
| No schooling completed | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Nursery/elementary school | 5.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| High school | 52.9 | 49.4 | 50.4 | 51.4 | 54.4 |
| Vocational/technical school | 4.1 | 30.9 | 5.0 | 28.6 | 4.7 |
| College, university or equivalent | 34.7 | 17.3 | 37.8 | 20.0 | 36.8 |
| Stressors | |||||
| LE<6 (mean; min - max) | 1.0 (0-5) | 1.8 (0-9) | .9 (0-4) | 2.3 (0-9) | .7 (0-6) |
| LE>6 (mean; min - max) | 1.6 (0-6) | 2.3 (0-14) | 2.0 (0-8) | 2.0 (0-8) | 2.0 (0-9) |
| Career dissatisfaction | 10.5 (±3.4) | 12.8 (± 4.4) | 11.0 (± 3.2) | 11.4 (± 3.6) | 11.7 (± 3.5) |