Abstract
This study is cross-cultural, finding various sources of stress and identifying the differences between American and Korean college-aged swimmers. A sample of 70 elite swimming athletes in college from America and Korea was recruited through an online survey. Through exploratory factor analysis (EFA), this study finds the various factors of stress: (1) environmental; (2) performance; (3) logistic and access; (4) uncertainty; and (5) patience. Additionally, this study identifies the differences in the stress sources between American and Korean college-aged swimmers using the Mann-Whitney test. Consequently, the findings include that there is a significant difference in the types of stressors experienced by swimmers in the two societies (i.e., South Korea and America). Meaningful literature about cultural comparisons of sources of stress, and further validation of an effective scale to examine sources of stress in sports across cultures are also provided by this study.
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