Sport Locus of Control and Perceived Stress among College Student-Athletes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Perceived Stress
1.2. Locus of Control and Self Determination Theory
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instrumentation
2.3. Procedure
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations
4.2. Implications for Future Research
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Descriptive | Descriptive | Descriptive | Descriptive | Descriptive | Descriptive | Descriptive |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Age | Standard Deviation | ||||||
Age (years) | 19.69 | 1.32 | |||||
Mean Score | Standard Deviation | ||||||
GPA | 3.30 | 0.50 | |||||
Gender | Male | Female | |||||
28 (22%) | 98 (78%) | ||||||
Sports Represented | Softball | Tennis | Volleyball | Basketball | Track and Field | Cheerleading | Soccer |
21 (17%) | 5 (4%) | 12 (10%) | 38 (30%) | 19 (15%) | 12 (9%) | 19 (15%) | |
Academic Scholarship | Yes | No | |||||
35 (28%) | 91 (72%) | ||||||
Year in School | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | ||
36 (29%) | 37 (30%) | 28 (22%) | 23 (18%) | 2 (<2%) |
Gender | Athletic Scholarship | GPA | Perceived Stress | Locus of Control | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 1 | 0.068 | 0.116 | 0.323 ** | −0.113 |
Athletic Scholarship | −0.068 | 1 | −0.044 | 0.015 | 0.203 * |
GPA | 0.116 | −0.044 | 1 | −0.213 * | 0.157 |
Perceived Stress | 0.323 * | 0.015 | −0.213 * | 1 | −0.393 ** |
Locus of Control | −0.113 | 0.203 * | 0.157 | −0.393 ** | 1 |
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Holden, S.L.; Forester, B.E.; Williford, H.N.; Reilly, E. Sport Locus of Control and Perceived Stress among College Student-Athletes. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2823. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162823
Holden SL, Forester BE, Williford HN, Reilly E. Sport Locus of Control and Perceived Stress among College Student-Athletes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(16):2823. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162823
Chicago/Turabian StyleHolden, Shelley L., Brooke E. Forester, Henry N. Williford, and Erin Reilly. 2019. "Sport Locus of Control and Perceived Stress among College Student-Athletes" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 16: 2823. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162823