All college students experience stress at one point in time, some more than others. College students have many responsibilities, and commitments that create a variety of stressors in their lives. Stress may have an impact on how someone perceives one’s self also known as their self-esteem. Stress can also have an impact on a student’s mental, physical, and emotional well being. Earlier research has mentioned that participation in athletics can serve as a buffer to stress (Hudd, 2000; Kimball & Freysinger, 2003; Kudlacek, 1997; Shirka, 1997). Other research says that participating in athletics can create more stress because of the expectations and the training involved (Kimball & Freysinger, 2003; Papanikolaou, Nikolaidis, Patsiaouras, & Alexopoulos,
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Every person has different stressors in their lives and different ways of coping, therefore; what one person perceives as stress may not be stress for others. Self-esteem may influence how a person handles their life stress or what situations they find to be a stressor. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2015) defines self-esteem as “a confidence and satisfaction in oneself.” Sports and other physical activity, may play a role in an individual’s life in increasing one’s self-esteem while reducing one’s stress.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between stress and self-esteem in college student athletes and non-athletes. The effects of low self-esteem and a great amount of stress can lead to health risks including but not limited to depression, negative perception of the body, and …show more content…
Athletes experience stressors that non-athletes do not. Lu, (2012) identified at least 40 items that cause stress in college athletes. Giacobbi, (2004) introduced a study on first-year college athletes and found that training intensity and performance expectations were their main stressors. College athletes have all the stressors of average students with the addition of their athletic expectations. In fact, the majority of athletes researched expressed that factors such as exams, writing papers, missing class because of games, and making up missed assignments was a source of stress for them (Humphrey, 2000). College students stress over their relationships with their peers and family while college athletes stress over maintaining relationships with peers, teammates, family, and coaches. Certain rules
Every person has different stressors in their lives and different ways of coping, therefore; what one person perceives as stress may not be stress for others. Self-esteem may influence how a person handles their life stress or what situations they find to be a stressor. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2015) defines self-esteem as “a confidence and satisfaction in oneself.” Sports and other physical activity, may play a role in an individual’s life in increasing one’s self-esteem while reducing one’s stress.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between stress and self-esteem in college student athletes and non-athletes. The effects of low self-esteem and a great amount of stress can lead to health risks including but not limited to depression, negative perception of the body, and …show more content…
Athletes experience stressors that non-athletes do not. Lu, (2012) identified at least 40 items that cause stress in college athletes. Giacobbi, (2004) introduced a study on first-year college athletes and found that training intensity and performance expectations were their main stressors. College athletes have all the stressors of average students with the addition of their athletic expectations. In fact, the majority of athletes researched expressed that factors such as exams, writing papers, missing class because of games, and making up missed assignments was a source of stress for them (Humphrey, 2000). College students stress over their relationships with their peers and family while college athletes stress over maintaining relationships with peers, teammates, family, and coaches. Certain rules