Effect of Social Support of Table Tennis Players on Athletic Stress and Athletic Performance

• Published in: International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology(IJACT) Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 260 - 268
• Main Authors: 이승재, 박순문
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 국제문화기술진흥원 30.06.2022
• Subjects: 과학기술학; Athletic; Exercise Stress; Athletic Performance; Social Support
• ISSN: 2288-7202; 2288-7318
• DOI: 10.17703/IJACT.2022.10.2.260

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of social support of table tennis players on exercise stress and athletic performance. To clarify the purpose of this study, middle and high school table tennis players registered with the Korea Table Tennis Association in 2020 were targeted. After that, a total of 300 subjects (150 males and 150 females) were selected using the convenient sampling method. The survey tool consisted of a questionnaire on a 5-point scale. Also, the collected data were statistically processed using SPSS version 20.0. The results obtained through this research procedure are as follows. First, it was found that the social support of athletes partially affected the exercise stress. Second, it was found that the social support of athletes partially affected athletic performance. Third, exercise stress of athletes was found to have a partial effect on athletic performance.