Athletic Identity, Coping, and Perceptions of Stress among Students Transitioning to College and out of Competitive Sport

Background: The purpose of this study is to examine the coping strategies used by college students who are simultaneously making the transition out of competitive sport, the effects that an individual’s athletic identity has on the utilization of various coping strategies, and the influence of both of these factors on perceptions of stress among this population of students. Method: After conducting a thorough literature review, a structural model was developed and empirically tested using a 48-item questionnaire comprised of three different Likert-type scales. The sample population consisted of undergraduate students at three public southwestern universities. Of the students sampled, 554 met the target criteria and were subsequently analyzed. Results: Results from three confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) resulted in a respecified model. Structural equation modeling (SEM) indicated a strong model fit, including a significant correlation between various factors of athletic identity and coping, as well as a significant correlation between coping and stress.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Kinesiology

Grantor

University of Houston

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Russell, Alex Michael

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Cottingham, Michael

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Lee, Donghun
• Walsh, David

• Athletic identity
• Sports
• Stress
• Coping strategies
• Colleges

Statement dc:rights

• The author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2766

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:uh-ir.tdl.org:10657/2766