Social resources and mood among masters track and field athletes

Autor:	Jacqueline M. Golding, Steven Ungerleider
Rok vydání:	1991
Předmět:	biology Social resource Athletes education Social environment biology.organism_classification Social support Mood Spouse Training intensity Track and field athletics Psychology Applied Psychology Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 3:142-159
ISSN:	1533-1571 1041-3200
DOI:	10.1080/10413209108406440
Popis:	Little is known about athletes' social resources. Social support may be important for athletes because it may enhance training motivation and because athletic participation may have undesirable effects on the athlete's social resources. This study examined the independent and joint associations of social support, the social context of training, and training frequency with mood. Data are from a survey of 587 Masters track and field athletes, with comparisons to a race, gender, and age-matched subsample of a general population survey (N = 323). Social support was generally unrelated to training intensity, but was associated with the social context of exercise (whom the athlete exercised with). Specifically, married athletes who trained with their spouse reported more marital support, and athletes who trained with friends reported more friends and more support from friends. Social support was independently associated with favorable mood, and training frequency was independently associated with low d...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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