Examining social support, self-efficacy, stress, and performance, in U.S. Division I collegiate student-athletes' academic and athletic lives. Issue 2 (4th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: van Raalte, Lisa J.; Posteher, Karlee A.
• Is Part Of: Journal for the study of sports & athletes in education. Volume 13:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 75
• Page End: 96
• Publication Date: 2019-05-04
• Subjects: Stress -- social support -- self-efficacy -- performance -- sport communication -- collegiate student-athletes -- intercollegiate athletics -- stress-buffering model; Athletes -- Education (Higher) -- Periodicals; College sports -- United States -- Periodicals; College athletes -- Education -- Periodicals; Sports -- Periodicals; 796.04305
• DOI: 10.1080/19357397.2019.1635419
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1935-7397

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Stress can significantly harm ones physiological and psychological well-being. For student-athletes, the stress that accumulates across their dual roles as a student and an athlete is arguably unavoidable. The purpose of this study was to examine how social support is related to, if at all, the stress-coping process for collegiate student-athletes in their academic and athletic lives. This study included N = 459 Division I collegiate student-athletes from 18 different sports and institutions. Using a series of linear regressions, in both an academic and athletic setting, results revealed that stress negatively predicted self-efficacy; social support did not moderate the relationship between stress and self-efficacy; self-efficacy positively predicted performance; and self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between stress and performance. It is suggested that institutional infrastructures consider targeting resources to emphasize all forms of social support to provide student-athletes with an overall sense of support.