Improving collegiate student-athletes’ well-being: exploring the roles of openness to experience, knowledge sharing and perceived coaching effectiveness

Frontiers in Psychology

Psychology

Peihao Ni¹  Ligang Feng² 

[1] Department of Physical Education, Woosuk University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea;Department of Physical Education, Woosuk University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea;Schol of General Education, Shenyang City University, Shenyang, China;

关键词: collegiate student-athletes;    personality traits;    stressors;    sustainable career development;    knowledge sharing;    coaching effectiveness;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1191622

 received in 2023-03-22, accepted in 2023-07-13,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionCollegiate student-athletes often encounter various stressors stemming from academic study and athletic training, which can potentially have negative effects on their well-being. This study investigates how collegiate student-athletes’ openness to experience and their engagement in knowledge sharing influence their well-being, as well as the moderating role of perceived coaching effectiveness.MethodsTo examine these relationships, we propose and test a conceptual framework using an online survey conducted among collegiate student-athletes from a southeastern province of China. The participants consisted of 484 collegiate student-athletes who voluntarily participated in the study. We used regression analysis and mediation analysis to test the proposed relationships among the variables.ResultsOpenness to experience has a positive impact on knowledge sharing (β = 0.552, p < 0.05); knowledge sharing with peers positively affects collegiate student-athlete well-being (β = 0.415, p < 0.05) and mediates the relationship between openness to experience and collegiate student-athlete well-being (β = 0.086, p < 0.05). Perceived coaching effectiveness positively moderates the relationship between openness to experience and knowledge sharing (β = 0.170, p < 0.05).DiscussionOur study contributes to the collegiate student-athlete literature by shedding light on the factors that influence their well-being, with insights that bear important managerial implications for universities and coaches.

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