ERIC Number: EJ1192660
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1947-380X
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Examining the Relationship between Social Support Satisfaction and Perceived Stress and Depression in Athletic Training Students
Crutcher, Bryan; Moran, Ryan N.; Covassin, Tracey
Athletic Training Education Journal, v13 n2 p168-174 Apr-Jun 2018
Context: Although social support has been reported to be a factor that increases retention of athletic trainers in their profession, there is a lack of literature examining the specific relationship of social support satisfaction and its predictive influence on stress and depression among athletic training students. Objective: To determine which sources of social support were perceived to be the most salient and ascertain whether social support satisfaction can predict stress and depression among athletic training students. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Nine Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education-accredited professional athletic training programs. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 204 athletic training students from Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education-accredited athletic training programs were included in this study. Main Outcome Measure(s): Participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and the Social Support Questionnaire. Results: Social Support Satisfaction significantly predicted overall perceived stress (P=0.010) and depression (P=0.001). Satisfaction of support from family (P=0.043) and other athletic trainers (P=0.011) were significant predictors of perceived stress, whereas satisfaction of support from family (P=0.003), other athletic trainers (P=0.002), and athletes (P=0.038) significantly predicted depression. Conclusions: The current study suggests that having an increased satisfaction of social support may reduce stress perceptions and depression in athletic training students.
Descriptors: Correlation, Social Support Groups, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Stress Management, Coping, Mental Health, College Athletics, Athletes, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Allied Health Occupations Education, Measures (Individuals), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Undergraduate Students, Family Relationship, Satisfaction, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Social Support Questionnaire
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