A STUDY REGARDING THE COPING STRATEGIES OF STRESS AMONG COLLEGE PLAYERS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA- PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Abdur Rashid Deputy Director Sports Directorate of Higher Education Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
  • Bahar Hussain Lecturer in Heath & Physical Education, Govt. Degree College, Swabi-Pakistan
  • Farooq Hussain Chairman Department of Sports Sciences , Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan-Pakistan
  • Muhammad Ijaz Department of Sports Sciences , University of Sargodha, Sargodha (Bhakkar Campus) -Pakistan

Keywords:

College players, Stress, Stress coping strategies, Khyber

Abstract

There is wide recognition that stress has close association with sports and subsequently with athletes and players. This very fact formulated the basis to investigate the “Coping strategies of stress adopted by College players of Khyber Pakhtunkhwaâ€. For the purpose literature and related researches were reviewed and descriptive, quantitative, and non-contrived survey was conducted. All college players of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the population of the study in which a sample of 490 was drawn having 50% male and 50% female subjects. A research tool-questionnaire was developed and pilot tested having Cronbach alpha value as 0.87. The data was collected in person and analyzed through SPSS. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The data analysis revealed that college players use different strategies to manage their stress such as keeping busy in physical activities, warm up exercises, taking up long breathing exercise and talking to team mates. The responses of male and female college players were compared and their expression regarding coping mechanism was almost similar. On the bases of conclusions of the study, it is proposed that proper guidance and counseling services can make beneficial contribution in order to overcome or minimize the stress and to enhance their performance.

Author Biographies

Abdur Rashid, Deputy Director Sports Directorate of Higher Education Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Deputy Director Sports Directorate of Higher Education Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Bahar Hussain, Lecturer in Heath & Physical Education, Govt. Degree College, Swabi-Pakistan

Lecturer in Heath & Physical Education, Govt. Degree College, Swabi-Pakistan

Farooq Hussain, Chairman Department of Sports Sciences , Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan-Pakistan

Chairman Department of Sports Sciences , Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan-Pakistan

Muhammad Ijaz, Department of Sports Sciences , University of Sargodha, Sargodha (Bhakkar Campus) -Pakistan

Department of Sports Sciences , University of Sargodha, Sargodha (Bhakkar Campus) -Pakistan

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2020-11-25

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