The Relationship of Anxiety and Social Support in Professional Foreign Athletes

這篇研究報告主要是在探討美國的國外運動員在運動競賽時期必須面對的各種壓力問題，以及所需要的社會支持。在本篇研究報告中，總共回收了96份問卷調查。問卷調查包括了31個三選一的題目提供給在美國職業籃球及美國棒球聯盟的球員做答。在結論中研究發現，在這些國際選手的社會支持及焦慮沒有顯著的重要性關聯。然而，本篇研究報告可以提供教練和國際選手的隊友們去瞭解如何幫助及支持這些國外選手。

關鍵字

國外運動員；社會支持；焦慮；美國職業籃球聯盟；美國棒球聯盟

並列摘要

The purpose of this study was to identify the current issues foreign athletes face when they play competitive sport in the United States and to determine what support services exist during this adjustment period. A total of 96 surveys were collected; a survey with 31 questions with a 3-point Likert scale was provided to foreign athletes in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States. The researcher found that no significant relationship between social support survey and anxiety of foreign athletes was observed, but there were two types of social support that the athletes reported needing often, such as a party with teammates and showing affection to the athletes. Because many studies concluded that most foreign athletes clearly need teammates' support and coaches' guidance when facing a different environment, this study will let coaches and teammates understand what support service foreign athletes exactly need.

並列關鍵字

foreign athlete ； social support ； Anxiety ； National Basketball Association NBA ； Major League Baseball MLB

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