Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among behavior of Japanese elite athletes and intention of sports persistency in collegiate athletes. The participants were 297 Japanese collegiate athletes (Age M=19.16±.93). First, we developed the scale of assessing Japanese elite athletes’ behaviors. The scale was 6 factors and 12 items, and validity and reliability of the scale was confirmed. Secondly, we examined the relationship among behavior of elite athletes and intention of sports persistency in collegiate athletes, and the results indicated that challenging behavior and sportspersonship behavior of elite athletes were effected to athletic identity of collegiate athletes, and athletic identity indicated intention of sports persistency. The results of this study might indicate the behavior of elite athletes effects the psychological aspects of adolescent sports participant, thus, elite athletes’ behavior is important for sports participants.
