Table 4.
Correlation coefficients between student-athletes’ identity, depression, sports helplessness, and social supports from teammates.
| Factors/ College Years |
1 (AI) | 2 (DP) | 3 (SH) | 4 (SS) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| 1 Student-athletes’ identity (AI) |
- | - | - | −0.16 | −0.19 | −0.20 | −0.33 * | −0.32 * | −0.47 ** | 0.37 ** | 0.42 ** | 0.56 *** |
| 2 Depression (DP) | −0.16 | −0.19 | −0.20 | - | - | - | 0.63 *** | 0.66 *** | 0.80 *** | −0.43 ** | −0.02 | −0.14 |
| 3 Sports helplessness (SH) | −0.33 * | −0.32 * | −0.47 ** | 0.63 *** | 0.66 *** | 0.80 *** | - | - | - | −0.33 * | −0.12 | −0.41 ** |
| 4 Social supports (SS) | 0.37 ** | 0.41 ** | 0.56 *** | −0.43 ** | −0.02 | −0.14 | −0.33 * | −0.12 | −0.41 ** | - | - | - |
Note: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, 1st = first-year, 2nd = second-year, 3rd = third-year.