scholarly journals College athletes and the influence of academic and athletic investment on sense of belonging

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-72
Author(s):  
Matt R Huml ◽  
Jennifer L Gellock ◽  
Carrie W Lecrom
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
College Athletes ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Structural Modeling ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Academic Experiences ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

While the athletic and academic experiences of student-athletes have been frequently examined by scholars (Houle & Kluck, 2015; Rettig & Hu, 2016), there is a lack of research into which investment creates a sense of belonging on campus for student-athletes. Other factors, such as sport status, have only been conceptually discussed, while transfer status and gender, have been examined in non-athlete populations, highlighting a gap in our college student understanding of sense of belonging. We used structural modeling to examine the relationship between athletic investment, academic investment, and demographics within a context of student-athletes. Results indicated as both athletic and academic investment increase, the student-athlete’s sense of belonging on campus decreased. Additionally, student-athletes who were transfers, in team sports, or men were more likely to have a reduced sense of belong on campus.

scholarly journals Recreational Screen Time and Anxiety among College Athletes: Findings from Shanghai

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7470
Author(s):  
Yu Gao ◽  
Ning Fu ◽  
Yuping Mao ◽  
Lu Shi
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
College Athletes ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Risk Indicator ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychometric Scales ◽  
College Student Athletes

To better understand the behavioral factors contributing to the mental health status among student athletes, we examined the link between recreational screen time and college student athlete’s anxieties. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 278 college student athletes from Shanghai, China, aged between 17 and 25 years old (M = 19.4, SD = 1.5). Multivariate regression analyses, controlled for age, gender, rural vs. urban residency, and individual vs. team sports factors, were performed to analyze the association between their average daily recreational screen time in a week and their dispositional anxiety, pre-competition anxiety, and anxiety during competition, which were measured by the Chinese version of validated psychometric scales among athlete population. Significant results were found in both dispositional anxiety and situational anxiety in relation to recreational screen time among college athletes. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that excessive recreational screen time is a risk indicator of college student athletes’ dispositional anxiety, pre-competition anxiety, and anxiety during competition.

scholarly journals Longevity Compliance Scale

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
TAHIR BELICE
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Movement Pattern ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Family Ties ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Natural Movement ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Objectives Nine common characteristics of Blue Zone regions (Power 9) are having a natural movement pattern, having an ikigai (a reason for being), being able to cope with stress, being able to stop eating before being full, eating a predominantly plant-based diet, drinking wine regularly, having a sense of belonging, strong family ties and strong social bonds. In the present study, we investigated the relationship of Power 9 characteristics with age and gender using the 'Longevity Compliance Scale' that we have recently developed. Methods Data were collected by administering the online 'Longevity Compliance Scale' (nine questions of 5-point Likert scale type) to 490 participants. SPSS was used for calculations. Results Cronbach's alpha value was found to be 0.763 (76.3%). Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin coefficient was 83%, and the factor analysis test provided high reliability (0.830 > 0.750). The total score was higher in female and elderly participants (Hedges' g: 0.046643, 95% Cls: 1.152-4.517, p:0.01). Conclusion We found that longevity compliance developed predominantly in female and elderly participants. These results may vary across regions and cultures; thus, they cannot be generalized. However, it is crucial to demonstrate the effect of the nine common dominant points, which have been found after extensive studies conducted for many years. These nine points could be critical factors associated with longevity. It might provide us with tips to prolong our lives and help us stay healthy. Knowledge and experience accumulated as a result of aging, especially in women, may, instinctively or consciously, enhance compliance with the codes for longevity.

Tangled in a Complex Web of Relationships: Athletic/Academic Advisors Negotiating Privacy Disclosure Warnings With College Student-Athletes

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Thompson
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Private Information ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Academic Advisors ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Administrative Personnel ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
College Student Athletes

To investigate privacy management in the relationship between athletic/academic advisors and college student-athletes, I interviewed 37 advisors to address the following questions: What type of privacy rules do student-athletes communicate to advisors? How do advisors manage student-athletes' private information following these rules? Participants represented 21 different institutions of the 4 NCAA division levels and 10 separate athletic conferences. Findings indicate that student-athletes communicated disclosure warnings regarding academic, athletic, and personal matters, requesting that advisors not inform coaches, parents, and athletic administrative personnel about certain information. In a perpetual balancing act, advisors become entangled in a complex web of relationships with coaches, parents, student-athletes, and others. Practical applications for advisors, along with directions for future research, are considered.

The Relationships Among Self-Compassion, Stigma, and Attitudes Toward Counseling in Student-Athletes

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Hilliard ◽  
Lorenzo A. Redmond ◽  
Jack C. Watson
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Attitudes Toward Counseling ◽  
College Population ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
College Student Athletes

Although factors involved with help-seeking have been widely studied in the general college population, college student-athletes have received less attention. The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating role of self-compassion on the relationship between public and self-stigma, and how self-stigma was associated with attitudes toward seeking counseling. A sample of 243 student-athletes from NCAA Divisions I and III participated in the study. Using structural equation modeling, self-compassion was not found to moderate the relationship between public and self-stigma. However, public stigma was positively associated with self-stigma, and self-stigma was negatively associated with attitudes toward counseling. A multigroup analysis did not find differences between males and females for the model. The results of this study have implications for professionals who work with college student-athletes and suggest that efforts should aim to reduce stigma and examine alternative factors that might improve attitudes toward mental health help-seeking.

Social Influences, Alcohol Expectancies, and Hazardous Alcohol Use Among College Athletes

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine V. Olthuis ◽  
Byron L. Zamboanga ◽  
Matthew P. Martens ◽  
Lindsay S. Ham
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
College Athletes ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Injunctive Norms ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol ◽  
College Student Athletes

Research has shown that college student-athletes are at increased risk for hazardous alcohol use. As such, this study examined social and cognitive influences on athletes’ alcohol consumption by exploring the association between injunctive norms (parental, teammate, and coach approval) and hazardous alcohol use among college athletes, and testing whether alcohol expectancy outcomes and valuations would mediate this association. College student-athletes (n = 301; mean age = 19.4, SD = 1.3) completed self-report questionnaires assessing their drinking behaviors and perceptions of alcohol use in their social environment. Structural equation modeling revealed, in all but one case, a direct association between each of the injunctive norms variables and hazardous alcohol use. In addition, negative expectancy valuations mediated the association between teammate approval and hazardous alcohol use. Injunctive norms emerged as an important factor in student-athletes’ alcohol use. Implications for alcohol intervention programming among student-athletes are discussed.

Comparative and Correlative Study of Psychological Hardiness and Competitiveness among Female Student Athletes in Individual and Team Sports

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 201-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Fahim Devin ◽  
Davood Farbod ◽  
Hanieh Ghasabian ◽  
Toktam Bidel ◽  
Fanarak Ghahremanlou
Keyword(s):  
Student Athletes ◽  
Female Student ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Psychological Hardiness ◽  
Statistical Sample ◽  
Individual Sports ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Smirnov Test

Abstract The aims of this study were to identify psychological hardiness and competitiveness profiles and to investigate the relationship between these variables among female student athletes in individual and team sports and also to compare them in these variables. In this descriptive (correlative and comparative) type of study two standard questionnaires assessing psychological hardiness (Zarere, 2011) and competitiveness (Ganji, 2012) with reliability scores of f 0.78 and 0.81 respectively were used. Statistical Population of the Study consisted of all female student-athletes who competed in high school student national sport tournament in the 2012-2013 school years. Statistical sample of the study was 269 athletes (79 individual sports, 190 team sports) who were selected according to Morgan table using a stratified sampling method proportional to size. Both descriptive statistics (frequency tables and index (mean) and dispersion) and inferential statistics (Kolomogorov–Smirnov test to determine normal or abnormal distribution of variables and Pearson’s correlation, independent t test were used to analyze the data. Results of the study showed significant differences between female student athletes in individual and team sports regarding psychological hardiness and competitiveness. Individual sports athletes were more competitive and hard headed than team sports athletes. Significant correlation was observed between these variables in female student athletes in individual and team sports.

The Relationship Between Perceived College Student Satisfaction and Goal-Directedness

1979 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Jenks ◽  
Jonathan Kahane ◽  
Virginia Bobinski ◽  
Tina Piermarini
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
College Student Satisfaction ◽  
Goal Directedness ◽  
The Relationship

The Relationship of Digit Ratio (2D:4D) and Gender-Role Orientation in Four National Samples

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan J. Troche ◽  
Nina Weber ◽  
Karina Hennigs ◽  
Carl-René Andresen ◽  
Thomas H. Rammsayer
Keyword(s):  
Gender Role ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Role Orientation ◽  
Sexually Dimorphic ◽  
Gender Role Orientation ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Fourth Finger ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. The ratio of second to fourth finger length (2D:4D ratio) is sexually dimorphic with women having higher 2D:4D ratio than men. Recent studies on the relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation yielded rather inconsistent results. The present study examines the moderating influence of nationality on the relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation, as assessed with the Bem Sex-Role Inventory, as a possible explanation for these inconsistencies. Participants were 176 female and 171 male university students from Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden ranging in age from 19 to 32 years. Left-hand 2D:4D ratio was significantly lower in men than in women across all nationalities. Right-hand 2D:4D ratio differed only between Swedish males and females indicating that nationality might effectively moderate the sexual dimorphism of 2D:4D ratio. In none of the examined nationalities was a reliable relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation obtained. Thus, the assumption of nationality-related between-population differences does not seem to account for the inconsistent results on the relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation.

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