Effects of Social Support on Athletes’ Psychological Well-Being: The Correlations among Received Support, Perceived Support, and Personality — Oak Academic Publishing
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Effects of Social Support on Athletes’ Psychological Well-Being: The Correlations among Received Support, Perceived Support, and Personality
Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, Osaka, Japan
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Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, Osaka, Japan
1 Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, Osaka, Japan
2 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, Osaka, Japan
The current study aimed to examine the impact of received support and perceived support on athletes’ psychological well-being. Furthermore, correlations between received support, perceived support, and personality were investigated. Two hundred and thirty-nine Japanese university student athletes (M age = 19.69 ± 1.01 years) completed the questionnaires regarding social support, psychological well-being, and personality. The results indicated that received support was positively correlated with athletes’ psychological well-being, while perceived support was not found to be a predictor of psychological well-being. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that received support and perceived support were positively correlated with each other. In addition, the results indicated that there was no relationship between received support and positive self-schema, whereas perceived support was positively correlated with positive self-schema. In conclusion, received support can be a salient predictor of athletes’ psychological well-being.
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