The determinant psychosocial factors of the adjustment to athletic clubs in high school athletes

Abstract

The present study was designed to clarify the determinant psychosocial factors important for adjustment to high school athletic clubs. The data were obtained through questionnaires distributed to 430 (293 males, 137 females) high school athletes, and multiple regression analysis was applied to the data. The main findings were as follows: 1) 2.1% (1.0% of males, 4.4% of females) of high school athletes showed moderate maladjustment to high school athletic clubs, 7.9% (7.2% of males, 9.5% of females) showed low maladjustment, 42.8% (40.0% of males, 48.9% of females) showed low adjustment, 39.3% (42.7% of males, 32.1% of females) showed moderate adjustment and 7.9% (9.2% of males, 5.1% of females) showed high adjustment. 2) As a result of multiple regression analysis using the stepwise method to clarify the determinant psychosocial factors of adjustment to high school athletic clubs in males, "athletic club change events・positive", "athletic club change events・negative", "trait anxiety", "achievement motives" and "social support in the athletic club" were found to be statistically significant (p &lt 0.05). The multiple correlation coefficient was R=0.585 (R^2=0.342). As to each standardized partial regression coefficient of factors, high positive change events in the athletic club, low negative change events in the athletic club, low trait anxiety, high achievement motives and better social support in the athletic club, respectively, promoted male athletes to adjust to high school athletic clubs. 3) As a result of multiple regression analysis using the stepwise method to clarify the determinant psychosocial factors in females, "life change events・negative", "trait anxiety" and "escapable copings skills in daily life" were found to be statistically significant (p &lt 0.05). The multiple correlation coefficient was R=0.322 (R^2=0.103). As to each standardized partial regression coefficient of factors, high negative change events in life, low trait anxiety, and low escapable coping skills in daily life, respectively, promoted female athletes to adjust to high school athletic clubs.