The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of stress and the exhaustion among college athletes. The participants consist of 202 team sports athletes and 147 individual sports athletes. The factors influencing the stress level among college...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of stress and the exhaustion among college athletes. The participants consist of 202 team sports athletes and 147 individual sports athletes. The factors influencing the stress level among college athletes were the uncertain future, practice and injury. Competition and personal records. The fear of failure and punishment. Life beside sports, socialization, coaching style, and educational loss, in order.
The comparisons of exhaustion showed that the individual spots athletes displayed the higher level of emotional exhaustion and impersomalization compared to the team athletes’ levels. There was no significant differences in personal achievement. The results of correlational analysis between personal characteristics and exhaustion showed that practice duration and emotional exhaustion and impoersonalization had significance. The frequency of injury, also. Showed significant. Correlation with emotional exhaustion. There was no significant correlation between the length of sports experience and exhaustion.