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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between self-presentational concerns and health-damaging behaviors in sport competition as related to the sport ethic outlined by Hughes and Coakley (1991). Male (n = 358) and female (n = 781) NCAA Division I collegiate athletes from multiple sports completed a series of online surveys which tested self-presentational concerns (SPSQ) and the endorsement of health-damaging behaviors (HDBSQ). Small but significant differences were observed on these surveys across gender. However, the observed differences were not large and the power of the analyses as a consequence of sample size was considerable. In a model adequately accounting for variable covariances, structural equation modeling analyses revealed that worries about appearing athletically untalented were modestly related to the endorsement of health-damaging behaviors during sport competition as they relate to the sport ethic. Worries about performance/composure inadequacies, physical appearance, and appearing fatigued/lethargic were inferentially unrelated to these behaviors. Overall, the findings of the present study support the proposition self-presentational concerns are related to health-damaging behaviors. Further research should be aimed at identifying other variables that account for more variance between self-presentational concerns and health-damaging behaviors in sport, such as, but not limited to, age, type of sport, or specific situations.
A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Robert Eklund, Professor Directing Thesis; Gershon Tenenbaum, Committee Member; David Eccles, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
FSU_migr_etd-2425
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