Download or read book The Impact of Athletic Identity Vocational Identity and Thriving for Graduating Division III Collegiate Athletes written by Nicole DeFerrari and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The current study aimed to measure the impact of athletic identity and vocational identity on Division III student-athlete thriving as they prepare to graduate from college and transition into the workforce. There is a paucity of research on this topic for the Division III student-athlete population as well as for research which evaluates positive psychological outcomes in collegiate student-athletes. This study aimed to fill the gap in the current literature on both counts. Quantitave methodology was used to assess 108 collegiate student-athletes from an NCAA mid- Atlantic Division III sport conference. The Athletic Identity Measurement Scale, the Vocational Identity Measure, and the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving were used were used to evaluate the relationship of athletic identity, vocational, identity and thriving in this population. Data was analyzed using a stepwise regression model which yielded a moderate, significant, and positive relationship between vocational identity and thriving; removing athletic identity from the model all together. Past research also indicated that gender may play a role in student-athlete career maturity such that females tend to have more career maturity than males (Murphy, Petitpas, & Brewer, 1996); and have lower scores of depression and anxiety (Armstrong & Oomen-Early, 2009). Unlike past research, the current study found no significant gender differences across all variables. A reflection on these findings, implications, future research, and study limitations are discussed. " -- Abstract

Download or read book The Effects of Retirement on Division III Collegiate Athletes Mental Health written by Laura Dickinson and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following their participation in athletics after their collegiate retirement, this research examines whether there is a relationship between college athletes' mental health and their athletic identity. Specifically, it examines whether athletic retirement leads to anxiety and depression. Participants will be asked to answer a survey that relates to their athletic identity, and the occurrence of symptoms related to depression and anxiety at different periods of their collegiate career and after their athletic retirement. Results are predicted to demonstrate a significant relationship between retired athletes' level of athletic identity and the prevalence of depression and anxiety following cessation of athletics. However, this effect is likely to be moderated by their participation in athletic endeavors post-graduation. Future research should explore athletes' identity and their mental health throughout their careers and after retirement.

Download or read book An Examination of the Relationship Between Athletic Identity and Well being as Moderated by Campus Involvement in Division III College Student athletes written by Lauren C. Yurish and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Intercollegiate athletes balance many roles during a vital time of their identity development. Research regarding collegiate level athletic identity has grown in the past thirty years. More specifically, the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS; Brewer, Van Raalte, and Linder, 1993) was developed to assess the psychological benefits and risks associated with athletic identity. Much of the previous literature has examined these benefits and risks in Division I student-athletes. The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between athletic identity and well-being in Division III student-athletes, a generally understudied population. An additional aim of the study was to determine if participation in non-athletic activities (campus involvement) positively impacted well-being in Division III student-athletes. The results indicated a significant relationship between athletic identity and well-being. Furthermore, the interaction of campus involvement, athletic identity, and well-being was determined to not be significant. Clinical implications, limitations and strengths to the study, and future directions are discussed. Keywords: athletic identity, campus involvement, satisfaction with life, perceived social support, mental health, well-being, student-athletes " -- Abstract

Download or read book Athletic Identity and Sport Confidence of Division III Student athletes Over a Season written by Abigail Miles and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: Sport-Confidence may be influenced by athletic identity and injury. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between athletic identity, sportconfidence and injury. Participants included injured {n = 16) and noninjured (n = 59) collegiate student-athletes. Participants completed a demographics questionnaire, the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS; Brewer, Van Raalte, & Linder, 1993), and the Trait Sport-Confidence Inventory (TSCI; Vealey, 1986). Injury information was collected from team athletic trainers. A baseline correlation was conducted to assess the relationship between athletic identity and trait sport-confidence. A moderation analysis of injury was conducted on the relationship between Athletic Identity and Trait Sport- Confidence. No significant linear relationship (r = .07; p > .05) was found between Athletic Identity and Trait Sport- Confidence at pretest; Injury was not a significant moderator (p > .05). Sport psychology consultants and athletic trainers may focus on strengthening sportconfidence for injured athletes as they recover and return to play.

Download or read book Athletic Injury and the Effects on Division III Athletes Identity and Mental Health written by Taylor La Page and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this thesis is to investigate the effect of an athletic injury on Division III athletes' identity and mental health. Division III collegiate athletes from a northeastern conference located in the United States (N= 49) completed an online survey with questions regarding injuries they obtained while playing collegiate athletics, social media usage, NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deal, recovery, mental health, and identity. Six Division III student athletes from a university located in the northeastern United States participated in an in-depth interview regarding injury and the effects on the athletes' physical and psychological health. Quantitative results did not show any statistical significance related to collegiate athletes having a season ending injury versus a non-season ending injury, gender differences in the process of recovery, nor the effect of an NIL deal and social media following on an athletes' recovery. Qualitative results suggest that an injury does affect an athlete's mental health, identity, and performance pressure, yet they can overcome these challenges through a strong support system, determination, and resilience.

Download or read book The Relationship Between Professional Development Engagement and Career Decision Making Self efficacy and Athletic Identity in College Students Vs College Student Athletes written by Ashley E. Janosko and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been limited research that focuses on Division III college student athletes and the career development process. Although previous researchers have studied the relationship between athletic identity and career decision making self-efficacy (CDMSE) among college student athletes, results have been inconsistent, with different researchers finding inverse, positive, or no relationships between variables. In addition, numerous researchers have examined career development among college student athletes. However, there has been no research to date that studies professional development engagement (PDE) and college student athletes. In addition, the majority of career development studies involving college student athletes have focused on either Division I or II schools. To address this gap, the current research project utilized three variables (athletic identity, CDMSE, and PDE) to try to gain an understanding of factors that may impact the career development process for traditional age college students (College Student Non-Athletes; CSNA) and college student-athletes in a Division III school. Chickering’s Identity Development Theory was used as a lens to examine identity development among the populations of interest. The researcher conducted a quantitative study at an NCAA Division III university in the northeastern region of the United States to examine the relationship between PDE and CDMSE among college student athletes (research question 1). Furthermore, this research was designed to determine if the association between PDE and CDMSE changed when controlling for athletic identity (research question 2). Lastly, the author examined this same set of variables and controls (the association between PDE and CDMSE when controlling for athletic identity) to see if there was a significant difference between college student athletes vs. CNSAs (research question 3). NCAA Division III student athletes and CSNA completed an online survey consisting of three instruments (Athletic Identity Measurement Scale, Career Decision Making Short-Form, and Professional Development Engagement Scale) and a demographic questionnaire. The results suggest that higher levels of PDE lead to higher level of CDMSE, and that higher levels of athletic identity were related to higher levels of CDMSE when controlling for PDE. Furthermore, in both the student athlete and the CNSA samples, there was no significant relationship difference in the association between PDE and CDMSE when accounting for athletic identity. Additionally, implications for research, practice, and teaching are discussed.

Download or read book What Am I Actually written by Elizabeth Bird (ATC) and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collegiate athletes have spent their athletic career growing their athletic identity and are given significant support throughout their time in college, and so, the transition into retirement can be difficult and often cause a sense of loss with the end of their athletic career. This transition from college into sports retirement can be affected by a variety of different factors and influences on the individual and their experiences. This mixed methods, phenomenological study looked at the impact of athletic identity on both male and female athletes as they transitioned into retirement, focusing on Division I baseball and softball athletes. These participants were asked to answer the AIMS-Plus questionnaire and participate in an open-ended interview looking retrospectively at their collegiate career and transition into retirement. The results of the AIMS-Plus questionnaires revealed five athletes with high athletic identity (scores 1467-2200), three females and two males, and five athletes with moderate athletic identity (scores 1466-733), three males and two females. The data analysis of the interviews found the common positive factors influencing an athletes transition were outside interests, support from family and teammates, and continued relationship with their sport. The negative factors were involuntary retirement, the time commitment of their college program, and the lack of support from their programs after retirement. Injury was found to be both a positive and negative factor in transitioning depending on the individuals' relationship with the injury. Participants with a higher athletic identity, scored through the AIMS-Plus questionnaire, used language of depression and reported a sense of loss. Some participants reported their athletic identity helping them transition into their next career, focusing on the skills they had learned through athletics. In the reflections of these participants it was found that they wished there was a program in place to aid them into retirement with emphasis on career planning, support groups, and nutrition and exercise education. In summary, the experiences of collegiate athletes transitioning into retirement is influenced by a variety of factors and highly individual. The clinical significance of this research should provide future research into implementing support programs for collegiate athletes transitioning into retirement.

Download or read book Investigating Athletic Identity and Its Impact on the Transitional Experience of the Collegiate Athlete written by Michael R. Allen (Jr) and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intent of this research study was to determine the degree of influence that athletic identity had on the transitional experience of former collegiate athletes. Current research has suggested that athletes often experience adjustment difficulties when coping with retirement and lower rates of achieving career and life satisfaction outside of the sports environment. The primary focus of this study was to explore the relationship between athletic identity and the transition process for athletes after sports retirement. The data collected from this study indicate a relationship between athletic identity and the transitional experience outcomes of former collegiate athletes. Results of the study provide intercollegiate athletics practitioners with the implications of lessening the exclusiveness of athletic identity for this special group of students in order to improve an athlete's psychological disposition, career maturity and ability to achieve life satisfaction after sports retirement.

Download or read book The Influence of Sport on the Career Construction of Female Division III Student Athletes written by Jacqueline M. Kus and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student-athletes have been shown in the literature to have a defined experience that is different from non-athletes. The challenges student-athletes face at the Division III (DIII) level and a lack of research raises curiosity regarding their career development. The purpose of this qualitative narrative study was to investigate female DIII student-athletes meaning-making regarding major selection using the Career Construction Interview (CCI) and the ways major choices are confirmed or challenged by their own defined life story. The participants of this study included 7 Caucasian traditional-age female student-athletes who exhibited strong athletic identities (utilizing the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale) attending a DIII institution located in the Midwest. Data were collected through semi-structured, open-ended interviews and the CCI, and analyzed using processes of restorying, life design counseling, and holistic-content analysis. The findings of this study indicate that telling, hearing, and retelling their stories were individually impactful and transformative. This study identified three themes across the narratives, which documented the influence of sports, minimal career support, and affirmation of their major decisions as shared experiences among the participants. Implications of the findings point to the need for intentionality surrounding career interventions in DIII post-secondary institutions for athletes and non-athletes. Results of this study revealed that even students with a chosen major can benefit from reflecting on their career stories. These results point to the opportunity to meet the career needs of student-athletes and the general student body with curriculum such as a constructivist career course designed around the CCI.

Download or read book Susceptibility of Collegiate Student Athletes to the Effects of Stereotype Threat written by Richard Schneider and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Comparison of Athletic Identity in First and Fourth Year Male Student Athletes written by Pierre Luigi Bondoc and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT:The study was designed to examine and compare athletic identity of first and fourth year male collegiate studentathletes. Athleticidentity is the degree to which an individual identifies with the role of athlete (Brewer, Van Raalte, & Linder, 1993). The participants (N~ 51) were male student-athletes from a NCAA Division III college in New England. The participants completed a demographicquestionnaire and the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS), a 10-item 7-point Likert-type scale, developed by Brewer, VanRaalte, and Linder, (1993), to determine individual athletic identity. An independent t-test was conducted to identify the meandifferences in AIMS scores between first and fourth year male student-athletes. No differences existed in mean scores on the AIMS offirst and fourth year male student-athletes in the study. The participants are in college and at a current juncture of identitydevelopment, testing and experiencing different ideological and interpersonal domains not previously experienced. The NCAA DivisionIII institution the participants attended influence individual identity by encouraging its members to be students first and becomeintegrated within the campus community.

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Download or read book A Comparison of Athletic Identity and Career Maturity of Female Student athletes at Different Levels of Competition written by Simeon Alsabyerdiese Hinsey and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explored the relationship between the athletic identity and career maturity of women's basketball student-athletes. Differences in athletic identity and career maturity were also investigated based on a women's basketball student-athlete's level of competition, race, year in school, socioeconomic status, and professional athletic career aspirations. In order to examine the relationship between these variables, a convenience sample of 209 women's basketball student-athletes from NCAA Division I (n = 62), NCAA Division II (n = 40), NCAA Division III (n = 50), and NAIA (n = 57) institutions located in the southeastern region of the United States participated in the study. Participants completed the Career Maturity Inventory-Revised Attitude Scale, the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale, and a demographic questionnaire. From the analyses, it was found that for women's basketball student-athletes, stronger identification with the athletic role is associated with lower levels of career maturity. It was also found that NCAA Division I student-athletes had significantly higher levels of athletic identity and significantly lower levels of career maturity than Division II student-athletes. Likewise, student-athletes that planned to pursue a professional basketball career (n = 76) displayed significantly higher levels of athletic identity and significantly lower levels of career maturity than those that do not (n = 133). However, study results did not find any statistically significant differences in athletic identity or career maturity based on a women's basketball student-athlete's race, year in school, or socioeconomic status. Future research should explore an interaction of psychological variables that may affect the relationship of athletic identity and career maturity of women's basketball student-athletes as well as investigate the athletic identity and career maturity of female student-athletes from other sports where there is a potential to compete professionally.

Download or read book Hope Trust and Dreaming Big written by Daniel B. Kissinger and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intercollegiate athletics are an indelible aspect of American higher education, and many collegiate athletes, particularly those at the Division I level, view their college careers as an extension of and springboard toward a professional sports career. This study is based on a series of semi-structured interviews with men's athletic administrators and male student-athletes at an institution seeking to reclassify from Division II to Division I status. Results suggest athletic identity, or the degree to which one's self-identity had considerable bearing on their reasoning for choosing to accept an athletic scholarship at the school, the focus of their attention while enrolled, and their career aspirations following the end of their collegiate playing careers. Results further showed a clear focus on sport over school despite a language supporting the idea of learning.

Download or read book Examining the Relationships of Coping Style and Athletic Identity with Adjustment to College Among First year Division III Collegiate Athletes written by Kate C. Hibbard-Gibbons and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student-athletes face multiple challenges in their first year of college; understanding what influences a healthy adjustment is critical to aiding their success (Parham, 1993; Turner & Thompson, 2014). First-year student-athletes are presented with the challenge of having to rapidly adjust to a new social and academic environment and having the added challenge of adjusting to a new sport environment. However, little is known about how student-athletes are coping with their first year in college. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between race, gender, coping styles, athletic identity and the college adjustment for first-year student-athletes at Division III institutions. Participants were 200 first-year Division III athletes. Their ages ranged from 18-21 years old (M = 18.49, SD = .56). Female identified student-athletes represented 42.5% of the sample and 56% were male identified. The sample was 73.5% European/White, 12.5% African American/Black, 5% Hispanic/Latino/a, 5% Biracial or Multiracial, 1% Asian, and .5% other race/ethnicity. Twenty-one team and individual sports were represented including revenue and non-revenue sports. Data were collected in person from three NCAA Division III Midwestern universities from the MIAA conference. The participants were administered a demographic form and three survey instruments: the Coping Strategy Indicator (Amirkhan, 1990) with three subscales measuring problem solving coping, seeking social support coping, and avoidance coping; the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (Brewer et al., 1993), and the Student Adjustment to College Questionnaire (Baker, McNeil, & Siryk, 1985; Baker & Siryk, 1984). Descriptive statistics and correlations were calculated to initially investigate relationships among the variables. An ANOVA and MANOVA were conducted to examine possible differences in athletic identity and coping styles associated with gender. Findings indicated that there were no significant differences in athletic identity associated with gender. With respect to coping styles, analyses yielded a significant multivariate effect associated with gender and coping styles, with women using more seeking social support strategies than men. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to investigate the extent to which gender, race, coping styles and athletic identity predicted college adjustment. Regression analyses indicated that athletic identity was not a statistically significant predictor of adjustment to college, above and beyond the variance accounted for by race and gender. In the analyses related to coping styles and college adjustment, results revealed that the avoidant coping style was a statistically significant predictor of adjustment to college, after controlling for race and gender. More avoidant coping was associated with poorer adjustment to college. When all variables were entered into the regression model, gender and avoidant coping were the two significant unique predictors. Findings, implications, and directions for future research are discussed.

Download or read book An Examination of the Athletic Identity Identity Foreclosure and Career Maturity of Division I Collegiate Student athletes in Nonrevenue producing Sports written by Stacia A. Klasen and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Very few student-athletes will go on to become a professional in their sport; therefore, the vast majority will need to pursue a non-sport career once their collegiate athletic eligibility has ended. Research indicates that a strong athletic identity and identity foreclosure coincide with lower levels of career maturity, which contributes to the struggle that student-athletes often face with their post-sport transition. The majority of student-athletes compete in nonrevenue-producing collegiate sports (e.g., cross country and soccer), but this subgroup has not been adequately examined. This is problematic because research suggests that lower career maturity levels exist among student-athletes in both revenue- and nonrevenue-producing sports compared to non-athletes. As such, student-athletes in nonrevenue sports also may face career development and preparation challenges. To examine the relationships among athletic identity, identity foreclosure, and career maturity, the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS), Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (EOM-EIS), Career Maturity Inventory Form C (CMI-C), and a demographic questionnaire were completed by NCAA Division I student-athletes who were members of 15 different nonrevenue sports. Latent variable regression analysis was used to address the research questions. Athletic identity was found to be a statistically significant, negative predictor of career maturity, whereby career maturity decreased as athletic identity increased, but a similar relationship between identity foreclosure and career maturity was not discovered. However, a positive correlation between athletic identity and identity foreclosure was found, along with an indirect effect of identity foreclosure on career maturity (with athletic identity as the mediating variable). Additionally, gender, year in school, performance level, and expectations of becoming a professional athlete were not found to moderate the relationships between athletic identity and career maturity, and between identity foreclosure and career maturity. Overall, the current study's findings indicate that athletic identity is an important construct to consider in the career development process of nonrevenue-producing sport student-athletes. The study's limitations are discussed, as well as suggestions for future research.

Download or read book Impact of Athletic Identity and Emotional Competence on Athletes Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help written by Garrett V. Weatherhead and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athletes have been found to have more negative attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help than non-athletes despite experiencing comparable amounts of mental illness. The purpose of the present study was to examine factors that are associated with athletes help-seeking attitudes, including athletic identity and emotional competence. A sample of 144 college student athletes from a small, private Midwestern college in the United States participated in the study. The athletes competed at the NCAA Division III level. Participants were asked to complete the following measures: Athletic Identity Measurement Scale, Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Short Form, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Self-Stigma of Seeking Help Scale, the Problem Orientation Scale of the Social Problem Solving Inventory for Adolescents, and the Rumination subscale of the Inhibition Rumination Scale. Correlational analysis and hierarchical multiple regression analysis were used to examine the extent to which athletic identity and emotional competence, as measured by alexithymia, problem orientation, and rumination, predicted attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Results revealed that both athletic identity and the emotional competence variables entered as a block predicted unique variance in the athletes attitudes toward seeking help. Among emotional competence variables, alexithymia had a significant negative bivariate relationship with attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help and emerged as worthy of further study. Problem orientation was identified as a significant predictor in the regression models, however, functioned as a suppressor variable and did not have a significant bivariate correlation with attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Findings, implications, and directions for future research are discussed.