Communication Privacy Management in College Athletics: Boundary Turbulence in the Athletic/Academic Advisor Student-Athlete Interpersonal Relationship

• In Event: Applied Communcation Investigations: Relationships and Influence

Abstract

In the present study I investigated how athletic/academic advisors communicatively managed privacy boundaries with student-athletes. I interviewed 37 athletic/academic advisors to address one central research question: What boundary turbulence do athletic/academic advisors experience when managing privacy boundaries with student-athletes and relevant others? Athletic/academic advisors who were interviewed represented 21different institutions of four different division levels (i.e., I, IAA, II, and III). Findings are discussed along with practical applications.

Author

• Jason Thompson, Brooklyn College, CUNY