Generalization of Psychosocial Skills to Life Skills in Collegiate Athletes

Abstract

This study investigated how needs–supportive and needs–thwarting coaching behaviors, basic need satisfaction (BNS), and basic need frustration (BNF) are positively or negatively related to collegiate athletes’ generalization of psychosocial skills in competitive sports. Japanese collegiate athletes (N = 228, Mage = 19.7 years) completed the measures to assess the study variables. Structural equation modeling for the hypothesized models of associations among the variables showed that needs–supportive coaching behavior positively influenced BNS, which, in turn, positively affected the generalization of all 10 psychosocial skills in competitive sports. Moreover, needs–thwarting coaching behavior had a positive influence on BNF, which, in turn, negatively affected the following skills: generalization of stress management, appreciating others, communication, and maintaining etiquette and manners. These findings highlight that coaches and life skills educational supporters should display needs–supportive behaviors that help to improve participants’ BNS and promote generalization of the psychosocial skills for life skills development through competitive sports. Furthermore, they should prevent needs–thwarting behaviors that frustrate their basic needs in competitive sports.

Analisis Tingkat Kecakapan Hidup Dalam Perpektif Gender di Klub Bulutangkis Kota Bandung

“…Kecakapan hidup ialah suatu kecakapan yang memungkinkan orang berhasil dalam berbagai kegiatan di lingkungan tempat tinggalnya, seperti sekolah, rumah, beserta sekitarnya (Yabunaka et al, 2023) yang dapat menciptakan suatu bentuk perkembangan tingkah laku atau bisa juga berupa perubahan tingkah laku seseorang yang bertujuan untuk menyeimbangkan tiga ranah yaitu pengetahuan, sikap serta keterampilan dalam suatu kehidupan (Prajapati et al, 2016). Kecakapan ini sangat membantu diberbagai bidang kehidupan baik dalam situasi dan kondisi apapun yang dialami sesuai dengan perkembangan yang ada karena berupa perilaku (berkomunikasi secara efektif dengan teman sebaya dan orang dewasa) atau kognitif (membuat keputusan yang efektif) dapat juga berupa perilaku interpersonal (kepercayaan diri) atau intrapersonal (penetapan tujuan) (Gould et al, 2023).…”