Volume 29, Issue 2
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.381
REGULATION AND COPING STRATEGIES OF COACHES' WORK STRESS AND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
Abstract
The physical and mental health of coaches is critical to the healthy development of the sports industry. However, many coaches are working under intense mental stress, calling for effective coping measures. This paper mainly evaluates the current situation of work stress and physical and mental health of college coaches, identifies the correlation between the two factors, and put forward relevant coping strategies. A questionnaire survey was carried out among college coaches of three ball sports, namely, basketball, football and volleyball, and the data were subjected to descriptive, correlation and hierarchical regression analyses on SPSS 17.0. The results show that college coaches have not done enough exercises to maintain physical health, face a medium level of work stress, and maintain a high level of satisfaction with their jobs; professional title has no obvious impact on work stress or physical and mental health; college coaches aged 36 to 45 have relatively poor physical and mental health; the negative impact of work stress on physical and mental health is more prominent among football and volleyball coaches than among basketball coaches; the work stress of college coaches should be coped with from both individual and organizational perspectives. The research results shed new light on how to maintain the occupational health of coaches.
Keywords
College Coaches, Work Stress, Physical and Mental Health, Coping Strategies.