Title

A Day In The Life Of A Male College Athlete: A Public Perception And Qualitative Campus Investigation

Abstract

Perceptual confirmation paradigm (PCP) rooted in social psychology, can be implemented to frame sport science research questions (Stone, Perry, & Darley, 1997). Public perception of college athletes' lives has been scarcely investigated in the sport sciences (Keels, 2005) using the PCP to prime stereotypes. The purpose of this study was to prime stereotypes about a day in the life of a college athlete by using qualitative inquiry to assess college students' (N = 87) perceptions. Participants provided written responses about a day in the life of a college athlete. Two different college athlete targets were used " Tyrone Walker" (n = 44) and " Erik Walker" (n = 43). Four major themes and one minor theme emerged which are descriptive of the participants' perceptions. Findings were related to the leadership responsibilities of sport management practitioners in higher education. Future research inquiries and relevant suggestions were articulated for sport management scholars in the 21st century. © 2009 Human Kinetics, Inc.

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Publication Title

Journal of Sport Management

Volume

23

Issue

5

Number of Pages

591-614

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.23.5.591

Socpus ID

77950813686 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77950813686

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