A Study of University Athletes' Psychological Dependency on Family Relationships: An Examination of Differences in Dependency Based on University Admission Because of Special Admission Recommendation for Sports
大学生アスリートの家族・家族的関係にある者への依存性に関する研究─心理的依存性尺度の開発及びスポーツ推薦入学経験の有無による依存性の差異の検討─

Chihiro Kemuriyama, Olivia C. Ogawa
2021 The Japanese Journal of Educational Counseling  
This study 1) developed a university athletes' psychological dependency scale on family relationships and 2) examined these scores on family relationships differed according to entrance admissions based on special recommendation for sports. Participants included 311 Japanese university athletes (202 males, 108 females, 1 unknown; mean age: 19.59, SD: 0.76). They were requested to complete a set of questionnaires, such as data on demographic variables, questions about special admission
more » ... tions for sports, family relationship dependency scale for university athletes (shown as FRDSUA hereafter), and a questionnaire about interpersonal dependence. The factor analysis results revealed a 4-factor solution of the FRDSUA. The reliability and validity of the scale were statistically satisfied. The results of T-tests found that scores of the sports recommendation group were significantly higher than those of the non-sports recommendation group on the cocooned, dominated, invaded, and emotionally unguided in the family relationship dependency scale. These results indicated that top athletes admitted to university based on a sports recommendation had high psychological dependency scores on family relationships. Top university athletes who had been competing in sports since childhood experienced psychological co-dependency and immature relationships with their parents or surrogates. This means that it is required to support university athletes rebuilding the relationships with their parents or surrogates to develop athletes' independence. Key words: university athletes, psychological dependency, family relationship dependency scale for university athletes (FRDSUA), family and surrogate relationship, special recommendation for sports *岐阜聖徳学園大学 *Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University **琉球大学 **University of the Ryukyus
doi:10.24665/jjec.11.1_13 fatcat:okzbl2dbpjcjtohbpqib6rbufi