For my Quantitative research project, survey, questionnaires, and also pre-existing statistical data. Making a sense of the lifestyle college athletes have in order to continue to dominate all areas of their life. Gaining in-depth insight from participants and allowing those to speak for themselves so that I can gain a better understanding as a full time student athlete and researcher to develop understanding on the relationship between college athletes and the main three areas of their life. Using 3 measurements: nominal, ordinal, and ratio level variables.
Survey Questions
1. How much are athletes pressured by their surroundings? (Friends, family, community, coaches)
- A great deal
- A lot
- A moderate amount
- A little
- Not at all
2. How difficult do you find it to balance your athletic and academic responsibilities?
- Extremely difficult
- Very Difficult
- Moderately Difficult
- Slightly Difficult
- Not at all Difficult
3. How understanding are your coaches when it comes to your academic responsibilities?
- Extremely
- Very
- Moderately
- Slightly
- Not at all
4. On a scale lowest to highest, how often do you find yourself trapped in a shell emotionally?
1 2 3 4 5
5. How often do you sometimes wish you were a regular student?
- A great deal
- A lot
- A moderate amount
- A little
- Not at all
6. What is most difficult about being a student athlete?
*Open ended text
7. What perception do you have as a student athlete?
*Open ended text
8. How satisfied are you with your athletic experience?
- Extremely
- Very
- Moderately
- Slightly
- Not at all
9. How satisfied are you with your social life experience?
- Extremely
- Very
- Moderately
- Slightly
- Not at all
10. What do you feel could be done to improve your athletic, academic, and social experience as a college student-athlete?
*Open ended Text
11. Do you believe it’s harder for male student-athletes or female student-athletes?
- Male
-Female
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