The Effects of School Stress on Student-Athlete GPA and Sport Enjoyment

Emily Blaker

The current study investigated college stress between USCAA student-athletes and non-athletes, and its relationship to academic performance, and to a student-athlete’s enjoyment of their sport. Athletes were less stressed than non-athletes, and had a lower mean GPA. The athletes who scored higher on stress also scored lower on sport enjoyment. Regression analyses found that sport enjoyment and academic engagement do not have any influence in moderating the relationship between stress and GPA.

Major: 
Psychology
Exhibition Category: 
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Faculty Sponsor: 
Aris Karagiorgakis
Location: 
Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Poster Number: 
103

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