Examination of Anger Prevalence in NCAA Division I Student-Athletes
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Purpose: Anger associated with sports participation may affect inability to acutely process anger, decrease performance and increase the likelihood of risk-taking behavior in collegiate athletes. Therefore, purpose was examine prevalence anger student-athletes across sex, academic status, sport type. Methods: A cross sectional study over a three-year period examined 759 NCAA Division I at one institution (age=20±1 years; males: n=259; females: n=500) completed an optional pre-participation behavioral health screening questionnaire, personal demographic information Index Self-Test. Results: Overall, 37.2% (n=282/759; males=127/259, 49.0%; females=155/500, 31.0%) participants were high-risk for anger. We identified significant difference between sex [Χ2(2, N=759) =28.1, P≤0.01]. also type [Χ2(8, N=759)=32.1, P≤0.01] 55.2% (n=419/759) moderate risk despite type; highest percentages presenting within power (n= 64/116, 55.2%) ball (n=98/240, 40.8%). No differences status (P=0.66). Conclusions: Female demonstrated higher than male student-athletes, yet more males high-risk. Most displayed moderate-risk different sports. not significantly implying that management coping skills need be taught during their student-athlete tenure mitigate risk. student-athlete’s have negative consequences on social life. primary prevention mechanism exists explore proper mechanisms before onset mental conditions could exacerbate experience individual.
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عنوان ژورنال: The journal of sports medicine and allied health sciences
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2376-9289']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25035/jsmahs.06.03.01