scholarly journals Relationship between psychological resilience and stress coping strategies in karate athletes

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Sonnur Kuçuk Kiliç

<p>The aim of this research was to examine the psychological resilience and stress coping strategies of Karate athletes according to some demographic variables and to determine the relationship between them. A sample of 104 (54 females and 50 males, mean age 19.85±4.10 years) Karate athletes who trained in different sport clubs in Turkey were recruited. The <em>Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)</em> (Smith et al., 2008) and the <em>Stress Coping Scale (SCS)</em> (Sahin &amp; Durak, 1995) were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics, <em>t</em>-test and correlation analyses were used for data analysis. Participants’ psychological resilience was at mid-level, while the SCS <em>self-confident approach</em> and <em>seeking social support </em>sub-dimensions were at high and low level respectively. The athletes’ psychological resilience and stress coping strategies differed significantly according to gender. There was a positive and low significant correlation between experience and psychological resilience, in contrast a to negative and low significant correlation found between experience and <em>helpless</em> <em>approach</em> SCS sub-dimension. Middle and positive correlation was observed between age and psychological resilience. Finally, there were positive and middle significant correlations between psychological resilience and <em>self-confident</em> <em>approach</em> and <em>optimistic approach</em>, and a negative and middle significant correlation between psychological resilience and <em>helpless</em> <em>approach</em> SCS sub-dimensions.</p>

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Rita Orska ◽  
Tamara Pigozne ◽  
Svetlana Usca

<p>The article presents the results of the first stage of the Latvia-Lithuania cross-border project “Developing of Social Psychological Support Service System through Implementation of Method of Positive Coping Strategies and Enhancement of Social Inclusion for People in Vulnerable Groups” (POZCOPING), in which, based on the adolescents’ self-report and using the methodology (Adolescent Coping Scale) developed by E. Freidenberg and R.<strong> </strong>Lewis, stress-causing problems and the use and helpfulness of stress coping strategies of adolescents’ in Latvia were identified and analysed.<strong></strong></p>


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shridhar. C Kulakarni ◽  
Srimathi N. L

The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between occupational stress, coping strategies and job satisfaction among nurses working in general hospital and psychiatric hospital. The sample consisted of 300 nurses (150 nurses from general hospital and 150 from psychiatric hospital) drawn from Hubli and Dharawad district hospitals, Chitradurga, Shimoga district hospitals of Karnataka. The primary objective of the study is to study the relationship between occupational stress, coping strategies and level of job satisfaction among nurses working in general hospitals and psychiatric hospitals. The participants were administered the occupational stress index developed by Prof. S. K. Srivastava and Prof. A. P. Singh, ways of coping questionnaire developed by Lazarus and Folkman (1989) and Job satisfaction questionnaire developed by C.N. Daftuar. The data were analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment Method of correlation to find out the relationship between these variables. The results of the study have shown that there is a significant positive relationship exists between the occupational stress, coping strategies and job satisfaction among nurses working in general and psychiatric hospitals.


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