Date

7-22-2025

Department

School of Behavioral Sciences

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD)

Chair

Sarah J. Spiridigliozz

Keywords

work-life balance, NCAA, coaches, workaholism, burnout, Type A, Type B, age, gender, student-athletes

Disciplines

Psychology | Sports Management

Abstract

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is one of the largest companies in the world. It is responsible for generating millions of dollars through various sporting events, including the College World Series, the College Football Playoffs, and March Madness. However, this industry is prone to high stress levels, workaholism, and poor work-life balance among the coaches employed by NCAA institutions. Lower work-life balance levels can result in poor overall well-being. These coaches are responsible not only for themselves and their families, but also for the many student-athletes they interact with. If they are not satisfied, their ability to interact positively with their family and student-athletes can be negatively impacted. This study was conducted to gain an understanding of the factors that can predict workaholism and its correlation with the work-life balance of NCAA coaches by obtaining quantitative data from the Type A Self Rating Inventory (TASRI), the Workaholism Inventory, and the Work-Family and Family-Work Conflict Inventory. NCAA coaches from Division I institutions participated in this study. A moderate, positive correlation was found between work-family conflict and family-work conflict. Despite this, no strong correlation was found between the factors of personality type, age, and gender. The data was analyzed in a way that could provide possible remediations to be put in place to understand the impacts that personality type, age, gender, workaholism, and a work-life balance play on coaches' well-being. Moving forward, a mixed-methods analysis can examine coaches at the different divisions within the NCAA.

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