College Student Perceived Stress: Athlete vs. Non-Athlete
College Student Perceived Stress: Athlete vs. Non-Athlete
Langeda Bontemps
Longwood University
Author Note Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Langeda Bontemps, Department of Psychology, Longwood University, Farmville, VA 23909. Email: langeda.bontemps@live.longwood.edu
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Abstract
According to research college athletes are viewed of having two different roles, one as a student and one as an athlete (Settles, Sellers, & Damas, 2002), Research has shown that college student athletes endure multiple complications throughout their college life. This specific study is looking at the amount of stress student athletes experience by comparing the average amount of stress they deal with to college students. In this experiment undergraduate, psychology students, and Division 1 student athlete at a public university are participating in this study voluntarily. The independent variable is whether the college student is a student athlete or not. The dependent variable is looking specifically at the amount of stress one encounter throughout a semester by completing “The Inventory of College Students' Recent Life Experiences” (ICSRLE). Student athletes will report more stress than non-student athletes. College student athletes have to constantly battle their two roles of being a student and an athlete which brings complications.
Keywords: college students, college student athletes, roles, stress
When entering college for the first time, students encounter multiple challenges throughout their college experience. Being a college athlete comes with a lot of challenges that varies from non-athletes. However, what would one considered to be a student athlete? According to Pinkerton, Hinz, and Barrow (1989), Student-Athlete, athlete, or college athlete are defined as students whose participation is needed by athletic coaches or other representative of athletic interest with the whole purpose of the student’s total involvement in the
Langeda Bontemps
Longwood University
Author Note Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Langeda Bontemps, Department of Psychology, Longwood University, Farmville, VA 23909. Email: langeda.bontemps@live.longwood.edu
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Abstract
According to research college athletes are viewed of having two different roles, one as a student and one as an athlete (Settles, Sellers, & Damas, 2002), Research has shown that college student athletes endure multiple complications throughout their college life. This specific study is looking at the amount of stress student athletes experience by comparing the average amount of stress they deal with to college students. In this experiment undergraduate, psychology students, and Division 1 student athlete at a public university are participating in this study voluntarily. The independent variable is whether the college student is a student athlete or not. The dependent variable is looking specifically at the amount of stress one encounter throughout a semester by completing “The Inventory of College Students' Recent Life Experiences” (ICSRLE). Student athletes will report more stress than non-student athletes. College student athletes have to constantly battle their two roles of being a student and an athlete which brings complications.
Keywords: college students, college student athletes, roles, stress
When entering college for the first time, students encounter multiple challenges throughout their college experience. Being a college athlete comes with a lot of challenges that varies from non-athletes. However, what would one considered to be a student athlete? According to Pinkerton, Hinz, and Barrow (1989), Student-Athlete, athlete, or college athlete are defined as students whose participation is needed by athletic coaches or other representative of athletic interest with the whole purpose of the student’s total involvement in the
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