| dc.description.abstract | The primary purpose of this study was to assess injured athletes’ perceptions of and
satisfaction with the social support provided by their coaches and teammates. Seventy two
varsity student-athletes (26 females, 46 males) completed the Rehabilitation Social
Support Survey. This instrument, a modified form of the Social Support Survey, was used
to determine for each type of social support the athlete’s satisfaction, its availability, and
its contribution to the athlete’s well-being. A MANOVA was used to determine if
significant differences existed for the athletes’ evaluations of the three variables support
(composed of the eight types of social support), effect (composed of the satisfaction, the
availability, and the contribution to the athlete’s well-being) and source (composed of the
coaches and the teammates). The MANOVA analysis determined a main effect of the
variable effect. Pillai’s trace=6.S24. p<.01. and a main effect of the variable support.
Pillai’s trace=6.824. p<.O1. on the injured athletes’ evaluations of the social support they
perceived. The MANOVA analysis also revealed an interaction effect between the
support and the effect variables, Pillai’s trace=2.410, p<.05, and an interaction effect
between the support and the source variables. Pillai’s trace-2.866, p<05. Results
showed that the benefits of the social support that injured athletes perceived are
dependent on the athlete’s expectations about the provider, the athlete’s satisfaction with
the social support provided, and the availability of the social support. The more satisfied
the athletes were about the social support provided, the more beneficial it was for their
well-being. Similarly, the more the athletes perceived the social support was available,
the more satisfied they were. Differences between the coaches and the teammates were
found. For seven of the eight types of social support, teammates provided more satisfying support, their support was also more available and it contributed more to the injured
athletes’ well-being. The MANOVA, by calculating the mean between the three
components of the effect variable (satisfaction, availability and contribution of each type
of the social support), also revealed that injured athletes evaluated the listening support as
having the highest mean; while they evaluate the tangible support as the lowest mean of
all the type of social support. | |
