Athletic Commitment Research Articles

The Effect of Achievement Goal Propensity of Participantss in Triathlon Competitions on Sports Confidence and Athletic Commitment

The Effect of Achievement Goal Propensity of Participantss in Triathlon Competitions on Sports Confidence and Athletic Commitment

태권도 품새 및 격파 선수의 감각추구성향과 운동몰입의 관계에서 성장마인드셋의 매개효과

As a result of conducting a study to verify the mediating effect of growth mindset in the relationship between the sensory pursuit tendency and athletic commitment of taekwondo poomsae and demonstration athletes, the following results were obtained. First, the tendency to pursue senses had a significant influence on the growth mindset. Second, sensory-seeking propensity had a statistically significant effect on motor commitment. Third, the growth mindset had a significant influence on athletic commitment.Third, it was analyzed that the growth mindset had an indirect mediating effect in the relationship between sensory pursuit propensity and motor commitment.

Psychological flow and its Relationship to self-esteem among employees of youth and sports ‎centers in Kirkuk governorate

The current research aims to: - Identifying the correlation between psychological flow and self-esteem among the affiliates in youth and sports centers in Kirkuk governorate.The researchers assume the following:- There is a significant correlation between psychological flow and self-esteem among the affiliates in youth and sports centers in Kirkuk governorate.The researchers used the descriptive approach in the correlative method for its suitability and the nature of the current research.The research community included the employees of the youth and sports centers in Kirkuk governorate 2021/2022, whose number is (92) in the directorates of youth and sports in the governorate of Kirkuk. 67) affiliates, after excluding the stability and exploratory experience sample of (20) affiliates, and excluding (4) incomplete answers, thus the proportion of the research sample reached (72.82%) of the total research community.The researchers used the following methods to reach the research results:Psychometric flowmeter.Self-esteem scale for athletes.And that is after verifying the scientific transactions of the two scales of validity, reliability and validity of their application on the current research sample. The researchers concluded the following: The two variables of psychological flow and self-esteem affect each other in a positive and direct way and are associated with their appearance among the affiliates in the youth and sports centers in Kirkuk governorate. The researchers recommend the following: - Enhancing the self-esteem of the affiliates constantly as it raises the degree of their athlete commitment and thus affects their achievement and performance during the performance of their job duties in the Directorate

Sports commitment and its relationship to team cohesion among advanced football players in the city of Mosul

- Identifying the correlation between sports commitment and team cohesion among the players of Mosul Football Club for advanced students. The researcher assumes the - There is a significant correlation between sports commitment and team cohesion among the players of Mosul Sports Club in football for applicants. The researcher used the descriptive approach in a correlative style for its suitability and the nature of the current research. The research community included the players of Mosul Sports Club who advanced in football for the competitive season 2021/2022 and who participated in the Iraq qualifiers for the first degree, numbering (30) players. (20) players After excluding the stability and exploratory experiment sample of (10) players, the proportion of the research sample reached (66.66%) of the total research community. The researcher used the following methods to reach the results of their research: Athletic Commitment Scale A measure of team cohesion And that is after verifying the scientific transactions of the two scales of validity, reliability and validity of their application, the current research sample. The researcher concluded the following: - The two variables of sports commitment and cohesion of the sports team affect each other in a positive and direct manner and are associated with the appearance of the Mosul Sports Club players in football for applicants. The researcher recommends the following: Continuously enhancing the positive spirit of the players as it increases their psychological skills and thus affects their achievement and performance during matches and achieving the best results for the team.

The Relationship Between the Athlete Identities of Footballers and Their Level of Commitment to Sports

This study aims to evaluate the relationship between the athlete identities and their commitment to sports in terms of whether amateur and professional licensed footballers who are playing football in local and amateur football clubs differ according to various demographic characteristics. Footballers of the 1st Amateur, 2nd Amateur, and Regional Amateur Leagues registered in the Elazığ Amateur Sports Clubs Federation participated in the research. "Athlete Identity Scale" was developed by Brewer and Cornelius (2001) and adapted to Turkish by Öztürk and Koca (2013) and "Athlete Commitment Scale" was developed by Kayhan, Bardakçı, and Caz (2020) developed by Guillen and Martinez-Alvarado (2014) were used as data collection tools in the study. As a result of the research, while there was a significant difference in the athlete identity according to the license level variable of the football players, there was no significant difference in the level of commitment to sports. While there was a significant difference according to the league level, infrastructure training, age variable, and education status variable of the footballers, there was no significant difference according to the athlete year variable.Keywords: Athlete identity, Commitment to Sports, Football

Parent Motivational Climate, Sport Enrollment Motives, and Young Athlete Commitment and Enjoyment in Year-Round Swimming

Parent Motivational Climate, Sport Enrollment Motives, and Young Athlete Commitment and Enjoyment in Year-Round Swimming

Correlation between Ability to Cope with Sporting Problems and Athlete Engagement

This research was performed with the aim of determining the relationship between the ability to cope with sports problems and athlete engagement of students in sports sciences The study was designed according to correlational survey and causal comparative model. The study included a total of 288 athletes, 81 women and 207 men, obtained with the convenience sampling method. For collection of data in the research, the Turkish adaptation of the “Athletic Coping Skills Inventory 28 (ACSI-28)” and the “Athlete Engagement Questionnaire” developed with the aim of measuring commitment to sport among athletes were used. Multiple regression analysis was used to test whether the ability to cope with sports problems predicted athlete engagement or not. As a result of data analysis, the model where the ability to cope with sports problems predicted athlete engagement was significant (p .05), freedom from worry (p>.05), coping with adversity (p>.05) and coachability (p>.05). In general, it can be stated that coping with sportive problems is an important factor for athlete engagement. In future studies, the reasons for the insignificant results in the relationship between coping with sportive problems and athlete commitment should be examined in detail.

Relationship Between TAEKWONDO Demonstrators Athletic Commitment and the Psychological Happiness and Athletic Sustainability

Relationship Between TAEKWONDO Demonstrators Athletic Commitment and the Psychological Happiness and Athletic Sustainability

Effect of exercise immersion experience on health promotion and lifelong physical education of high school students in sports club activities.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of high school students’ athletic commitment, health promotion education, and lifelong sports activities. To this end, the researcher searched for research subjects of 397 high school students residing in Seoul in 2019. As a result of the analysis, the following conclusions were drawn. First, the effect of exercise commitment on sports health promotion education was investigated. Looking at the activities of high school students, their commitment to behavior has had a profound impact on their health responsibilities and relationships. Second, the study also investigated the impact of athletic commitment to lifelong sports of sports activities in high school students and found that cognitive and behavioral commitment had a significant impact on lifelong sports. Finally, as a result of investigating the impact of health promotion education on lifelong sports of high school student sports activities, it was found that health responsibility and relationships have a great influence on lifelong sports.

대학 팀 스포츠 운동선수의 긍정심리자본이 운동몰입과 운동성과에 미치는 영향

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between positive psychological capital of college team sports players on athletic immersion and athletic performance.<BR> Method: For this purpose, 235 team athletes from six universities in the Seoul metropolitan area were used as final research materials using a significant number of significant markers as a population. The collected data used SPSS 21.0 to analyze frequency to identify the general characteristics of the study subjects, and to analyze the reliability of the Cronbach’s coefficient, correlate between variables, and multi-recursive analysis to determine the validity and reliability of the questionnaire.<BR> Results: The results of this study are follows. First, the positive psychological capital of college athletes was found to be partially significant for athletic commitment. Second, positive psychological capital of college athletes was found to be partially significant to athletic performance. Third, it was found that the athletic recruitment of college athletes was significant for athletic performance.<BR> Conclusion: It is considered that this study has significance as it has shown that positive psychological capital at the level of positive organizational behavior can be used as a positive mechanism for actual sports performance and performance creation of university team sports athletes.

요가지도자의 멘토링이 스포츠자신감 및 운동몰입에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the effect of a yoga leader’s leadership style on sports self-confidence and athletic commitment. This study is a group that participates in the yoga program in Jeollabuk-do to investigate the effect of yoga leader mentoring on sports self-confidence and exercise commitment. A total of 879 samples were collected for about 8 weeks. A total of 250 copies were selected for the final study, excluding 21 questionnaires, which were judged to be inconsistent or unfaithful responses. The research results are as follows.BR First, mentoring (career development function, psychosocial function, role modeling function) partially affects sports confidence. Specifically, role modeling has an effect on cognitive commitment. Second, mentoring (career development function, psychosocial function, role modeling function) partially affects exercise commitment. Specifically, it was found that the influence of the role model function and psychological social function on the exercise commitment was found. Third, exercise commitment (cognitive commitment, behavioral commitment) was found to affect sport self - confidence. Specifically, both cognitive commitment and behavioral commitment were found to affect sport self - confidence.

What Is the Value of Pursuing Optimal Athletic Performance?

If only indirectly and by comparison with other, supposedly more consequential, social undertakings, sport and athletic commitment continue to be denounced as trivial in contemporary society. Against the backdrop of this abiding trivialization, this paper explores the value found in committing to athletic excellence or, using the terminology of the 2019 National Academy of Kinesiology’s annual conference, in pursuing optimal athletic performance. The author introduces and explains 6 kinds of value found in this commitment and pursuit. While these values can be conceptualized independently, they need not be thought of as mutually exclusive. Not only are the values comparably significant, but they might also overlap and combine in various forms and to different degrees. In some cases, they might develop concurrently. Before introducing the values, the author briefly conceptualizes both optimal performance and sport, because sound analysis depends on conceptual clarity.

The Role of Self-Brand Connection on the Relationship Between Athlete Brand Image and Fan Outcomes

This research explored the role of athlete on- and off-field brand image on consumer commitment toward the athlete and associated team, preference by the athlete’s sponsor, and the mediating effect of consumers’ self-brand connection on these relationships. Data were collected from fans of soccer players through a cross-sectional survey promoted on social media platforms. A partial least squares structural equation model examined the direct effects of both athlete brand dimensions on athlete commitment, team commitment, and athlete sponsor preference, and the indirect effects mediated via self-brand connection. The results indicate that an athlete’s on-field image is significantly related to athlete sponsor preference, while the off-field image influences athlete commitment and team commitment. Self-brand connection is influenced by athlete off-field image and mediates the relationship between off-field image and athlete commitment. This study contributes to a better understanding of how to manage athlete brands and linkages between fans, athletes, and associated entities.

The Relationship between Experiences of Athletic and Daily Life and Personality in Senior High School Students

No single factor has yet emerged to date in the literature on personality, and it is unlikely that one will ever be found given the diversity of traits subsumed under the category of personality. We hypothesized that experiences of crisis, exploration, and commitment in athletic and daily life events affect personality. This study examined the relationship between experiences of athletic and daily life and personality in Japanese senior high school students by using multiple regression analysis. We had senior high school students (189 males and 118 females) complete a questionnaire assessing their experiences of crisis, exploration, and commitment on four issues (Teammates, Authority Figures, Competition Results, Contest Continuation) in the athletic domain, and on six issues (Study, Future Courses, Values, Family, Opposite Sex Friends, Same Sex Friends) in the daily life domain. Our results reveal that, there are significant models for factors of Extraversion and Neuroticism in males with less than 10 years of experience; for males with over 10 years of experience, there were significant models for factors of Neuroticism. Moreover, for males with less than 10 years of experience, there were significant relationships between personality with regards to exploration in the athletic domain and daily life domain; for males with over 10 years of experience, there were significant relationships between personality with regards to commitment in the athletic domain, crisis, and commitment in the daily life domain. For females with less than 10 years of experience, there was no significant difference; for females with over 10 years of experience, there were significant relationships between personality with regards to crisis in the athletic domain. Thus, there was a more significant relationship between various experiences and personality in males than females. Similar to previous research examining personality, this study highlights the importance of including experiences of crisis, exploration, and commitment when taking part in sports activity.

The Effect of Retirement Anxiety on the Athletic Commitment and Perceived Performance of University Taekwondo Players

The Effect of Retirement Anxiety on the Athletic Commitment and Perceived Performance of University Taekwondo Players

A cross-national comparison of the transition out of elite sport of Swiss, Danish and Polish athletes

Retirement from elite sport is considered a major life-changing experience for athletes and thus has attracted career researchers since the late 1960s (Hill &amp; Lowe, 1974; Lerch, 1982; Mihovilovic, 1968; Svoboda &amp; Vanek, 1982). Early studies have described the end of an athletic career as a traumatic event and therefore, have mostly focused on negative outcomes. Later studies have revealed an alternative view where athletes may feel relieved from the heavy burden of their athletic commitment (e.g. Coakley, 1983; McPherson, 1984; Sinclair &amp; Orlick, 1993). Nowadays, athletic retirement is no longer seen as a single event, but as a process-oriented transition in which a ‘whole career’ and ‘whole person’ approach is applied (Stambulova, Alfermann, Statler &amp; Côté, 2009; Wylleman &amp; Lavallee, 2004). Recently, there has been an increased focus on contextual factors that are related to the athlete’s career development and transitions. These factors have been studied at the meso-level (i.e. talent development environment; Henriksen, Stambulova &amp; Roessler, 2010) and at the macro-level (i.e. nation/culture and sports system; Kuettel, Boyle &amp; Schmid, 2017; Park &amp; Lavallee, 2015; Stambulova, Stephan &amp; Jäphag, 2007; Tshube &amp; Feltz, 2015). Furthermore, comparative studies have shown that applying a cultural-sensitive approach can help to increase the knowledge about the influence of the context on the transition process of elite athletes (Si &amp; Lee, 2007; Stambulova &amp; Ryba, 2013, 2014). In this paper, we, the authors intend to contribute to a better understanding of the contextual influence on athletic retirement by examining and comparing the transition out of elite sport for former Swiss, Danish, and Polish athletes.

The Mis-Education of the African American Student-Athlete

The African American male student-athlete occupies one of the most peculiar positions in American society. While lauded for their sport performance, they are often viewed as problematic in the broader society. While their performance generates millions of dollars for universities and the NCAA, for most, their labor often produces comparatively little personal gain. While they are recruited as student-athletes, they soon realize that the demands of their athletic commitment renders them athlete-students. Many outside of sport would argue that this is a choice and an informed decision. But we argue much of this is a consequence of the mis-education of the African American student-athlete. We examine this phenomenon through the lens of Critical Race Theory to provide an alternative view of the issues faced by African American student-athletes and suggest an alternative pedagogy that might be investigated to meet their needs.

Coaches’ Perceptions of the Reduction of Athletic Commitment for Division II Student-Athletes: Development and Validation of a Measure of Athletic/Academic Balance

Growing concerns exist regarding the amount of time student-athletes spend honing their athletic craft at the potential expense of their academic pursuits. Recently, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Management Council approved the Life in the Balance (LITB) initiative to allow student-athletes more time for academics and other extracurricular activities beyond their sport(s). The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid measurement scale assessing coaches’ perceptions of balancing athletics and academics for studentathletes. Results of this study indicated three factors comprise the Athletic Academic Balance Scale (AABS): (a) policy impact, (b) contest reductions, and (c) midyear break. The AABS represents a reliable and valid scale to measure policy effectiveness for balancing athletics and academics for student-athletes. The scale extends role theory into student-athlete literature and helps assess the perception of internal stakeholders regarding future N...

Motivational Factors in Young Spanish Athletes: A Qualitative Focus Drawing From Self-Determination Theory and Achievement Goal Perspectives

This study qualitatively examined how athletes perceive their coach’s support for autonomy, as well as athletes’ motivation, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and the 2 × 2 achievement goal framework of young Spanish athletes. Fifteen Spanish athletes (six females and nine males) between 13 and 16 years of age were interviewed from various sporting contexts. Content analysis of the interviews revealed: the coexistence of various types of motivation for the practice of these sports by the athletes that were interviewed; the presence of integrated regulation among some of these young athletes; the importance of autonomy support and the satisfaction of basic psychological needs for motivation and athletic commitment. The results are discussed on the basis of self-determination and achievement goal theory. Strategies are proposed for improving motivation and adherence to athletic practice in young athletes.

Escalation of Commitment in United States Collegiate Athletic Departments: An Investigation of Social and Structural Determinants of Commitment

Amid evidence of limited financial benefit, universities in the United States continue increasing their commitment to the NCAA’s highest level of competition. Consequently, it is believed that such behavior is the result of more intangible motivations by university decision makers. Using escalation of commitment theory as a framework, the authors explored social and structural determinants of increasing commitment, specifically examining the role of organizational status, former performance, and side-bets in commitment escalation. Applying a collective case study approach, the authors examined institutions (N = 10) having increased their commitment to Division I athletics within the last 10 years. Serving as the primary data source, participants (n = 35) included decision makers involved in the implementation of escalation initiatives. QSR International’s NVivo 10 software was employed for data analysis in the application of a three-step coding process. Findings revealed unique theoretical advancement in the emergence and role of organizational status in commitment escalation. Further, decision makers identified the impact of former organizational performance in the decision to increase athletic commitment. Finally, findings revealed the increased significance of organizational side-bets serving as the sole means for sustaining course of action commitment.