‘It was Hard, But it was Good’: a qualitative exploration of stress-related growth in Division I intercollegiate athletes

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Galli ◽  
Justine J. Reel
Keyword(s):  
Division I ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

A Qualitative Exploration of Division I Tennis Players Completing the Mindfulness Meditation Training for Sport 2.0 Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor Cote ◽  
Amy Baltzell ◽  
Robert Diehl
Keyword(s):  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Division I ◽  
Independent Practice ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Internal States ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

The present study examined college tennis players’ experience of the 6-hr sport-tailored mindfulness- and self-compassion-based intervention Mindfulness Meditation Training for Sport 2.0 (MMTS 2.0). Nine college athletes participated in individual semistructured interviews. Interview results revealed that the athletes perceived the mindfulness and self-compassions skills as valuable tools to respond optimally to adversity through observing, accepting, and offering self-compassion toward negative internal states on and off the court. The mindfulness and self-compassion skills were described as creating enhanced ability to overcome challenges and improve focus on the court and an enhanced quality of life off the court, including self-reported well-being markers. The participants also noted several challenges in completing the program (i.e., discomfort meditating, lack of independent practice, and hectic schedule as a student-athlete). These findings provide insight into how the delivery of mindfulness and self-compassion skills in a time-limited environment helps male and female athletes combat competition distress.

scholarly journals Competitive Orientations among Intercollegiate Athletes: Is Winning the Only Thing?

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane L. Gill ◽  
David A. Dzewaltowski
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Division I ◽  
Well Performance ◽  
Achievement Orientation ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Athletic Teams ◽  
Main Effects

In this exploratory investigation of competitive orientations, intercollegiate athletes from a highly competitive Division I program and nonathletes from the same university completed Gill’s Sport Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ) which assesses competitiveness, win and goal orientation; Vealey’s Competitive Orientation Inventory (COI) which assesses the relative importance of performing well (performance) and winning (outcome) in competitive sports; and Helmreich and Spence’s Work and Family Orientation Questionnaire (WOFO), a general achievement orientation measure. A Gender × Athlete/Nonathlete MANOVA yielded both gender and athlete/nonathlete main effects and no interaction. The gender difference was most evident for competitiveness scores, with males scoring higher than females on competitiveness and win orientation. Athletes scored higher than nonathletes on most measures, but especially so on the sport-specific competitiveness score. Athletes also placed more emphasis on performance and less on outcome than nonathletes did. A secondary analysis compared the eight athletic teams and revealed considerable variation among teams. Generally the team differences were not gender differences but seemed to reflect the competitive structure of the activity.

scholarly journals NCAA Division I Athletes’ Engagement in Educationally Sound Activities: A Review of the Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eddie Comeaux ◽  
Rebecca Crandall
Keyword(s):  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Campus Climate ◽  
Academic Support ◽  
Division I ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Data Driven Approach ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Division I Athletes

Today’s academic support centers will have to forge a more authentically responsive approach to address the needs of intercollegiate athletes in U.S. higher education. This approach must include new and different ways of thinking about all athletes and the quality of their educational experience. This article presents findings from a review of a steadily growing body of research on the benefits of educationally sound engagement activities for Division I athletes. The review indicates that participating in purposeful engagement activities enhances athletes’ personal and academic self-concept and their collective learning and communication skills. These academic-related activities for athletes are conditional on sport demands and the campus climate. The article concludes with an introduction to the Career Transition Scorecard, a data-driven approach to fostering evidence-based practices among practitioners that can improve academic engagement activities among athletes by race/ethnicity, gender, and type of sport.

Participation in a Male Sport Model and the Value Alienation of Female Intercollegiate Athletes

1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine M. Blinde
Keyword(s):  
Title Ix ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Division I ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Intercollegiate Sport ◽  
Sport Programs ◽  
Male Model ◽  
The Relationship

Due in part to changes brought about by Title IX and the NCAA, women’s intercollegiate sport programs have increasingly emulated the male model of intercollegiate sport. Given such a shift in orientation, the present study examined the relationship between the degree to which an athlete’s sport program emulated the male model of sport and (a) the nature and type of values emphasized in the athlete’s sport program, and (b) the degree of value alienation experienced by athletes. Such hypothesized relationships are consistent with feminist claims that women are alienated in structures that have been created and shaped by men without regard for the existence or experienees of women. A questionnaire was mailed to 952 former female athletes who had participated in sport programs at 10 Division I universities, with completed questionnaires received from 482 athletes. Results indicated that an increasing emphasis was placed on “male model values” as the sport program of athletes increasingly emulated the male sport model. Furthermore, athletes were slightly more likely to express feelings of value alienation with increasing emulation of the male sport model.

Cost and yield of adding electrocardiography to history and physical in screening Division I intercollegiate athletes: A 5-year experience

Heart Rhythm ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 721-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohit Malhotra ◽  
J. Jason West ◽  
John Dent ◽  
Max Luna ◽  
Christopher M. Kramer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Division I ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes

Correlations among Symptoms of Depression and Problematic Eating Patterns in Intercollegiate Athletes

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1243-1246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica A. Bravata ◽  
Eric A. Storch ◽  
Jason B. Storch
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Division I ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Eating Disorders Inventory ◽  
Problematic Eating

Using self-report questionnaires, depressive symptoms as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory–II and problematic eating patterns as measured by the Eating Disorders Inventory were not significantly correlated for 57 (39 women) Division I varsity intercollegiate athletes.

Identity Foreclosure, Athletic Identity, and Career Maturity in Intercollegiate Athletes

1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine M. Murphy ◽  
Albert J. Petitpas ◽  
Britton W. Brewer
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Career Maturity ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Division I ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
Identity Foreclosure

A study was conducted with 124 intercollegiate student-athletes at an NCAA Division I institution to examine the relationship between self-identity variables (i.e., identity foreclosure and athletic identity) and career maturity. Results indicated that both identity foreclosure and athletic identity were inversely related to career maturity. Significant effects of gender, playing status (varsity vs. nonvarsity), and sport (revenue producing vs. nonrevenue producing) on career maturity were observed. The findings suggest that failure to explore alternative roles and identifying strongly and exclusively with the athlete role are associated with delayed career development in intercollegiate student athletes, and that male varsity student-athletes in revenue-producing sports may be especially at risk for impaired acquisition of career decision-making skills. The results underscore the importance of understanding athletic identity issues and exercising caution in challenging sport-related occupational aspirations in presenting career development interventions to student-athletes.

Effects of Gender and Sport Type on Intercollegiate Athletes’ Perceptions of the Legitimacy of Aggressive Behaviors in Sport

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori W. Tucker ◽  
Janet B. Parks
Keyword(s):  
Significant Interaction ◽  
Role Expectations ◽  
Division I ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Behavioral Norms ◽  
Contact Sports ◽  
Gender Role Expectations ◽  
Sport Type ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Dominant Influence

This study examined 162 Division I-A intercollegiate athletes’ perceptions of the legitimacy of aggression in sport. Athletes in collision, contact, and noncontact sports completed the Sport Behavior Inventory (Conroy, Silva, Newcomer, Walker, & Johnson, in press). Overall, the athletes did not consider aggression legitimate. A 3 (sport type) x 2 (gender) ANOVA (alpha = .05) with post hoc comparisons showed that athletes in contact and noncontact sports scored lower than those in collision sports. Females scored lower than males. A significant interaction revealed a greater gender difference in noncontact sports than in collision or contact. In noncontact sports, gender role expectations could be the dominant influence for males, while role expectations and in-sport behavioral norms influence females. In collision and contact sports, in-sport norms could reinforce role expectations for males but encourage females to demonstrate behaviors inconsistent with traditional expectations.

Comparing Off-Season with In-Season Alcohol Consumption among Intercollegiate Athletes

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 502-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew P. Martens ◽  
Kristen Dams-O’Connor ◽  
Christy Duffy-Paiement
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Division I ◽  
Alcohol Prevention ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Heavy Alcohol ◽  
Social Norms Theory ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Consumption

Intercollegiate athletes have been identified as an at-risk group for heavy alcohol consumption. The purpose of the present study was to use a longitudinal design to assess for off-season versus in-season differences in alcohol consumption within a sample of intercollegiate athletes. Previous research has suggested that athletes drink less during their competitive seasons, but conclusions from this body of research have been tempered by methodological limitations in the previous studies. Results from 160 athletes competing at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level indicated that alcohol use and negative alcohol-related consequences decreased during the athletes' competitive seasons. These results are interpreted in terms of the theory of planned behavior and social norms theory. Implications for alcohol prevention programs among college athletes are also addressed.

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