RESEARCH ARTICLE


Effects of Time Utilization on the Well-being of College Athletes



Jay C. Santos1, *, Michael Sagas2
1 Department of Psychology, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija 3121, Philippines
2 Department of Sport Management, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA

Article Information


Identifiers and Pagination:

Year: 2022
Volume: 15
E-location ID: e1875399X2208101
Publisher ID: e1875399X2208101
DOI: 10.2174/1875399X-v15-e2208101

Article History:

Received Date: 15/2/2022
Revision Received Date: 5/4/2022
Acceptance Date: 12/5/2022
Electronic publication date: 07/10/2022
Collection year: 2022

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© 2022 Santos and Sagas

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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija 3121, Philippines; E-mail: jcsantos@clsu.edu.ph


Abstract

Background:

Considering that college student-athletes spend a lot of time attending to academic and athletic tasks, their well-being can be compromised. Published literature on the impact of time demands on the well-being of college student-athletes is limited. Hence, the scholarly place of the current study is warranted.

Objective:

This research investigated the effects of academic time use and athletic time use on the subjective, emotional, and physical well-being of college student-athletes.

Methods:

A subset of the NCAA GOALS data, which included 5,042 student-athletes, was utilized. Two research questions were examined: (1) to what extent does academic time use predict subjective, emotional, and physical well-being? and (2) to what extent does athletic time use predict subjective, emotional, and physical well-being? and (2) to what extent does athletic time use predict subjective, emotional, and physical well-being? A series of two-step hierarchical regression analyses were performed. Race, gender, and NCAA division level were used as control variables.

Results and Discussion:

Results revealed that academic time use is a significant positive predictor of subjective well-being. Moreover, athletic time use is also a significant predictor of all well-being indicators. It positively predicted subjective well-being but negatively predicted emotional and physical well-being.

Conclusion:

Our findings showed that both academic and athletic time utilizations are significant predictors of subjective well-being but in varying directions.

Keywords: Mental health, Time demands, NCAA, Student-athletes, Well-being, Academic time use, Athletic time use.