The relationship between Malaysian preuniversity student-athletes mental health and future career planning

An athlete's life is full of stress and pressure, as they are more susceptible to stressors like injuries, performance pressure, high expectations, and other difficulties during the transition from an active athlete to retirement. Eventually, student-athletes may withdraw from schools, or drop...

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Main Authors: Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki, Ismail, Asmah, Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim, Omar Dev, Roxana Dev, Sulaiman, Tajularipin, Kai, Yan Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South East Asia Association for Institutional Research 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118218/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118218/1/118218.pdf
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author Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki
Ismail, Asmah
Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim
Omar Dev, Roxana Dev
Sulaiman, Tajularipin
Kai, Yan Wong
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Ismail, Asmah
Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim
Omar Dev, Roxana Dev
Sulaiman, Tajularipin
Kai, Yan Wong
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description An athlete's life is full of stress and pressure, as they are more susceptible to stressors like injuries, performance pressure, high expectations, and other difficulties during the transition from an active athlete to retirement. Eventually, student-athletes may withdraw from schools, or drop out from athletic program, which is a great loss to the country. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between mental health and career planning—career optimism, career adaptability, career knowledge, college and career readiness self-efficacy and self-efficacy planning—among current Malaysian pre-university student-athletes. This study was conducted in a quantitative manner and employed a Pearson correlation study design. Pre-university student-athletes were selected and three hundred and eighty-nine (389) completed questionnaires were collected for data analysis using the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) and Career and Tertiary Education Readiness Inventory (CaTERI). Results revealed that student-athletes’ mental health positively correlated with career planning. These findings can be used to assist and guide the development of career planning or skill enhancement programs for Malaysian pre-university student-athletes.
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spelling upm-1182182025-07-01T01:48:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118218/ The relationship between Malaysian preuniversity student-athletes mental health and future career planning Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki Ismail, Asmah Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim Omar Dev, Roxana Dev Sulaiman, Tajularipin Kai, Yan Wong An athlete's life is full of stress and pressure, as they are more susceptible to stressors like injuries, performance pressure, high expectations, and other difficulties during the transition from an active athlete to retirement. Eventually, student-athletes may withdraw from schools, or drop out from athletic program, which is a great loss to the country. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between mental health and career planning—career optimism, career adaptability, career knowledge, college and career readiness self-efficacy and self-efficacy planning—among current Malaysian pre-university student-athletes. This study was conducted in a quantitative manner and employed a Pearson correlation study design. Pre-university student-athletes were selected and three hundred and eighty-nine (389) completed questionnaires were collected for data analysis using the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) and Career and Tertiary Education Readiness Inventory (CaTERI). Results revealed that student-athletes’ mental health positively correlated with career planning. These findings can be used to assist and guide the development of career planning or skill enhancement programs for Malaysian pre-university student-athletes. South East Asia Association for Institutional Research 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118218/1/118218.pdf Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki and Ismail, Asmah and Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim and Omar Dev, Roxana Dev and Sulaiman, Tajularipin and Kai, Yan Wong (2024) The relationship between Malaysian preuniversity student-athletes mental health and future career planning. Journal of Institutional Research South East Asia, 22 (1). pp. 227-252. ISSN 1675-6061 http://www.seaairweb.info/journal/articles/JIRSEA_v22_n01/JIRSEA_v22_n01_Article10.pdf
spellingShingle Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki
Ismail, Asmah
Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim
Omar Dev, Roxana Dev
Sulaiman, Tajularipin
Kai, Yan Wong
The relationship between Malaysian preuniversity student-athletes mental health and future career planning
title The relationship between Malaysian preuniversity student-athletes mental health and future career planning
title_full The relationship between Malaysian preuniversity student-athletes mental health and future career planning
title_fullStr The relationship between Malaysian preuniversity student-athletes mental health and future career planning
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between Malaysian preuniversity student-athletes mental health and future career planning
title_short The relationship between Malaysian preuniversity student-athletes mental health and future career planning
title_sort relationship between malaysian preuniversity student-athletes mental health and future career planning
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118218/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118218/1/118218.pdf