Identification of psychological well-being in sport science students

Abstract

There are various factors that make students in sport science survive in college, one of which is the psychological well-being condition that they had especially at the beginning of the first year in college. The purpose of this study was to identify psychological well-being conditions in sport science students. This research was conducted at Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ) using survey method with quantitative approach. The number of samples of about 268 students from several study programs using simple random sampling technique proportional. Data of psychological well-being was obtained through a six-dimensional questionnaire: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. The data is then tested and analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The results showed that most of sport science students in have psychological well-being that belong to medium category (73,5%). It requires appropriate training as a follow-up to improve the psychological well-being of sport science students.