Athletic Identity and Emotional Regulation in Adolescents
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Athletic Identity and Emotional Regulation in Adolescents (TITLE) BY Kellye Kohn, B.A. THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Master of Arts IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL, EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS 2016 YEAR I HEREBY RECOMMEND THAT THIS THESIS BE ACCEPTED AS FULFILLING THIS PART OF THE GRADUATE DEGREE CITED ABOVE �- i1-1%? THESIS COMMITTEE CHAIR DATE DEP,YhMENT/SCHOOL CHAIR DATE OR CHAIR'S DESIGNEE K-\'1·- \ � THESIS COMMITTEE MEMBER DATE THESIS COMMITTEE MEMBER DATE THESIS COMMITTEE MEMBER DATE THESIS COMMITTEE MEMBER DATE ATHLETIC IDENTITY AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION 2 Abstract The ability to regulate emotion is necessary forad olescents to cope with everyday stressors and major life events. Sports participation has been linked positively to the ability to cope and regulate emotion. Athletic identity is a concept that has been linked to anxiety, burnout and lower academic performance; its relationship to emotion regulation had not yet been researched. This paper reviews the literature on athletic identity, sports participation, coping ability and emotional regulation. The current study examines the link between sports participation and athletic identity in youth and their ability to cope with stress and regulate their emotions. One hundred and seventy two rural, Midwestern high school students participated in the study. Athletic identity was correlated positively with emotion regulation. Sports participation was positively linked with emotion regulation. Clinical implications of the research, limitations, and suggestions forfuture studies are discussed. ATHLETIC IDENTITY AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION 3 Table of Contents Abstract ................................................................................................................................ 2 Introduction Sports Participation and Athletic Identity ........................................................................ 5 Sports Participation and Emotional Regulation ............................................................. 12 Coping ............................................................................................................................ 13 Sports Participation and Coping .................................................................................... 15 Current Study and Hypotheses ....................................................................................... 16 Method .............................................................................................................................. 18 Participants .... ........................... .................................................................................... 18 Procedure ....................................................................................................................... 19 Measures ........................................................................................................................ 1 9 Demographics ............................................................................................................. 19 Athletic Identity Measurement Scale ......................................................................... 20 Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale ...................................................................21 Brief COPE Inventory ................................................................................................ 22 Center forEpide miologic Studies Depression Scale forChild ren. ............................ 22 Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale- Child Adolescent versions.. ................................... 23 Data Analysis .. ......................... .................................................................................... 23 Results ............................................................................................................................... 24 Zero-order Correlations ................................................................................ ............... 27 Multiple regression models ............................................................................................ 28 Discussion ......................................................................................................................... 31 Sports Participation ....................................................................................... : ................32 Athletic Identity ............................................................................................................. 34 Emotional Dysregulation ............................................................................................... 35 Limitations and Future Directions forResea rch ............................................................36 Clinical Implications ...................................................................................................... 38 References .......................................................................................................................... 3 9 Table 1: Means and Standard Deviations of Main Study Variables ....................... .........49 Table 2: Zero-Order Correlations ..................................................................................... 51 ATHLETIC IDENTITY AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION 4 Table 3. Club Sport Participation ........................................................................... .. ........ 49 Table 4: School Sport Participation .................................................................................. 53 Table 5: Age of Participants .............................................................................................. 54 Table 6: Grade of Participants .......................................................................................... 54 Table 7: Hierarchical Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting Emotional Dysregulation .................................................................................................................... 55 Appendix A: Demographics