The effects of life skills of Korean college student athletes on adaptation and satisfaction in college life

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.

Keywords:

• College students
• life adaptation
• life satisfaction
• life skills
• student athletes

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.

Additional information

Funding

No funding was used to support this research and/or the preparation of the manuscript.