ABSTRACT

Student-athletes balance the roles of student and athlete in their identities, and these roles provide stressors and risks that may influence their mental health. Student-athlete role separation is the degree to which student-athletes separate their roles as student and athlete. This IRB approved (2018-0421) study utilized sequential explanatory mixed-methods to examine role separation’s impact on well-being in student-athletes at four NCAA Division-I institutions. Results indicated that high athletic identity was associated with a low degree of role separation (r = −0.281). Only 6% of student-athletes (n = 186) separated their roles to a high degree; most were flourishing (61%); however, no significant correlation was found between well-being and role separation. In addition, student-athletes perceived a lack of role separation to positively impact their well-being. Further research is needed to assess role separation’s influence on student-athlete well-being, and evidence-based strategies should be explored to facilitate student-athlete flourishing during the college years.

摘要

学生运动员平衡了学生和运动员在其身份中的作用，这些作用提供了可能影响其心理健康的压力和风险。学生运动员角色分离是学生运动员将其作为学生和运动员的角色分离的程度。这项IRB批准（2018-0421）的研究使用顺序说明性混合方法来研究角色分离对四个NCAA-I机构学生运动员的福祉的影响。结果表明，较高的运动身份与较低的角色分离度相关（r  = -0.281）。只有6％的学生运动员（n = 186）高度分离了他们的角色；大多数人蓬勃发展（61％）；但是，在幸福感和角色分离之间没有发现显着的相关性。此外，学生运动员认为缺乏角色分离对他们的幸福感产生积极影响。需要进一步的研究来评估角色分离对学生运动员健康的影响，并且应该探索基于证据的策略来促进学生运动员在大学期间的繁荣。