The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between future aspiration and self-actualization of college athletes. Using a stratified cluster random sampling method, 355 male and female athletes selected from randomly selected 8 universi...
The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between future aspiration and self-actualization of college athletes. Using a stratified cluster random sampling method, 355 male and female athletes selected from randomly selected 8 universities located in Seoul, Gyeounggi-do, Chungcheongnam-do, and Daejeon province. Collected data were analyzed to test the hypotheses with statistical methods such as one-way ANOVA, ANCOVA, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis.An overall process of surveys and evaluations leads to the following conclusions : First, male athletes had significantly higher level of future aspiration related to 'community life' rather than that of female athletes, and older athletes had higher level of future aspiration related to ' social economic sucess' rather than that younger athletes.Second, male athletes and older athletes had significantly higher level of self-actualization related to 'self-confidence' and 'faithfulness' rather than that of female athletes and younger athletes.Third, athletes who participated in individual sports had significantly the highest level of future aspiration as a whole, while athletes in team sports had the highest level of self-actualization related to 'self-acceptability', 'humanity', and 'faithfulness'.Fourth, degree of athletes' participation had significantly positive influences on both future aspiration and self-actualization.Fifth, future aspiration had significantly positive influence on self-actualization of college athletes.