The primary purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the perceived stress levels of university freshman athletes and non-athletes by sex, race, high-school size, hometown size, and basic stress knowledge. Subjects for the study included freshman students represented by athletes from The Florida State University (FSU-FA) (n = 65) and Florida A&M University (FAMU-FA) (n = 78); Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) freshmen (n = 52) from The Florida State University; and non-athletes from Florida A&M University (FAMU-RF) (n = 260), and The Florida State University (FSU-RF) (n = 375). Non-athletes served as the control group with whom athletes could be compared. / This study included the use of two instruments, a biographical information sheet and the stress levels inventory. The stress levels inventory instrument contained five sections. The first four sections included assessment scales and were as follows: (a) Patterns of Behavior, (b) Anxious-Reactive Personality, (c) Overload, and (d) Self-Perception. The complete stress levels inventory packets were administered to the three designated categories of students at The Florida State University and Florida A&M University. Participants were given as much time as they needed to complete the instrument. The packets were given to Dr. Beverly Yerg to administer to the freshman athletes at The Florida State University. The researcher administered the test to the other groups. / The hypotheses were tested using two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Data were analyzed by five independent variables (sex, race, high-school size, hometown size, and basic stress knowledge). The dependent variable was the stress score. There were four different stress scores. The data were reported in three parts: (a) demographical data (sex, race, high-school size, and hometown size), (b) basic stress knowledge, and (c) levels of stress for each group. Descriptive statistics were used to report the demographic data. The results of this investigation indicated that, in the area of Patterns of Behavior, SEP and FAMU-FA females had a high Type A-like behavior according to sex. All other areas for all groups were moderate. In the area of Anxious-Reactive Personality, SEP females had high stress according to sex. All other areas for all groups were moderate or low. In the area of overload, all the groups experienced moderate stress. However, in the area of Self-Perception; all the groups had an extremely low self-image of themselves. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-07, Section: A, page: 1698. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76111 |
| Contributors | COLLIER, ABIGAIL CAROL., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 161 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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