The Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Athletes Resilience
- UNCP Author/Contributor (non-UNCP co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Emily Rosak (Creator)
- Dr. Jessica Siegele, Assistant Professor (Contributor)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP )
- Web Site: http://www.uncp.edu/academics/library
Abstract: The study was designed to determine how childhood trauma affected the resilience in college athletes. Through research it was suggested that individuals who experienced childhood adversity had a higher resilience rate as an adult. The participants of the study included collegeathletes the University of North Carolina in Pembroke (UNCP), a Division II Institution in theUnited States, and Warner University, a NAIA institution in the United States. A surveyinstrument was administered to the college-athlete participants that contained two types of questionnaires that identified the effects of childhood adversity and resilience. A statistically significant difference was found between ACE and RISC questionnaires. Another statistically significant difference was found between the resilience scores and genders of the college athletes.
The Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Athletes Resilience
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- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2023
- Keywords
- College-athlete, resilience, childhood trauma