The purpose of this study was to develop and test a model of first-year student-athlete (FYSA) transition into college. The model examined basic psychological need satisfaction (BPNS) levels in both athletic and collegiate domains, and the impact of BPNS in each domain on athletic (sport motivation, athlete satisfaction, sport confidence, perceived sport performance), academic (academic motivation, student satisfaction, academic self-efficacy, perceived academic performance), and quality of life outcomes amongst a sample of FYSA at various NCAA institutions in Divisions I, II, and III across the country (N = 260). The model was tested via path analysis, and the results revealed a number of significant direct associations between the factors. Included amongst the most notable and powerful of these relationships were influences of athletic competence on sport confidence, athletic autonomy on athlete satisfaction, collegiate competence on academic efficacy and academic motivation, and sport confidence on academic efficacy and integrated quality of life. The general conclusions of the study stressed the significant impact that BPNS and the development of psychological skills can have on the transition and adaptation process for FYSA. The analyses conducted in this study contribute to the development a deeper understanding of how FYSA experience transition into college and has potentially significant implications for how athletic department administrators approach and allocate resources to orienting FYSA to the campus community. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester 2018. / July 16, 2018. / Sport psychology, Transition / Includes bibliographical references. / Graig Chow, Professor Directing Dissertation; John Taylor, University Representative; Gershon Tenenbaum, Committee Member; Martin Swanbrow Becker, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_647225 |
| Contributors | Freeman, Jaison Cleveland (author), Chow, Graig Michael (professor directing dissertation), Taylor, John (university representative), Tenenbaum, Gershon (committee member), Becker, Martin Swanbrow (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Education (degree granting college), Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, doctoral thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (145 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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