Abstract
Objective
To investigate the effects of college student athletes’ life skills on adaptation and life satisfaction.
Participants
246 college student athletes (Mage = 20.24 ± 1.11; 75% of males) who were registered in the Korea Sports Association in South Korea.
Methods
A cross-sectional study design was used. College student athletes completed self-reported surveys in 2019. Study variables include life skills, adaptation to college, and life satisfaction as performed by bivariate analysis, ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis.
Results
Life skills, adaptation to college, and life satisfaction were partially correlated to each other and differed by gender and sport types (p < .05–.01). College student athletes’ life skills were significant predictors of adaptation to college life and life satisfaction.
Conclusions
Developing and establishing life skills programs in and outside of campus may help promoting college student athletes’ well-being.
Acknowledgements
We want to thank participants, coaches, and Korea Sports Associations who supported our study.
Conflict of interest disclosure
The authors have no conflicts of interest to report. The authors confirm that the research presented in this article met the ethical guidelines, including adherence to the legal requirements, of the Republic of Korea and received approval from the Institutional Review Board of Chung-Ang University.