Acculturation Antecedents And Outcomes Associated With International And Domestic Student Athlete Adjustment To College

Download or read book Acculturation Antecedents and Outcomes Associated with International and Domestic Student-athlete Adjustment to College written by Lynn L. Ridinger and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of international student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics at American colleges and universities has been growing steadily (NCAA, 1996a). As the recruiting landscape for college coaches expands into international arenas, knowledge about international student-athletes is becoming increasingly pertinent. Research in this area, however, has been scant. This study was undertaken to determine how well international student-athletes were adjusting to college relative not only to their American teammates, but also to the general student body, which included both domestic and international students. In addition to comparing adjustment levels, this study investigated antecedents and outcomes of adjustment that were specific to student-athletes. The Student-Athlete Acculturation Model was developed to serve as a framework for examining relationships associated with the acculturation process faced by both international and domestic student-athletes. Data were collected from students and student-athletes enrolled at a large Midwestern university. The Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ) (Baker & Siryk, 1989) was sent to international students (n = 317), domestic students (n = 379), international student-athletes (n = 50), and domestic student-athletes (n = 269). All student-athletes in the sample received an additional questionnaire entitled Factors Associated with Student-Athlete Adjustment to College (FASAAC).