A correlational study on psychological capital and well-being of student-athletes

https://doi.org/10.70228/CBJ2024068

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ABSTRACT

Using a descriptive correlational research design, this study examined the relationship between variables while also investigating the levels of psychological capital and well-being among student-athletes at a Catholic university. There were 191 participants, 120 male and 71 female, who participated in the survey using total enumeration. The majority are second-year college students, with 34.6%. Moreover, the College of Business and Accountancy has the highest frequency, with 38.7%, and most of them have a monthly family income of below P9,250, with 38.2%, and are nearly equal in distribution for the type of sports played, with 50.3% for individual sports and 49.2% for group sports. Overall, Psychological Capital is high with a mean of 3.31, while Psychological Well-being is moderately high with a mean of 5.15. The study's significant findings highlighted that university student-athletes have high levels of psychological capital, with an overall mean of 3.30, and a high level of psychological well-being with an overall mean of 4.85, at the time of the investigation. Findings also showed no relationship between the two variables, psychological capital and psychological well-being of the student-athletes, with a p-value of (p= 1.68), thus failing to reject the null hypothesis. Given these circumstances, student-athletes require university support to help develop and improve their academic and athletic performance and their mental health.

Keywords: psychological capital, student-athletes, well-being