The role of psychological factors in the performance of wrestling students

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences-Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardebili-Ardebil-Iran

2 university of mohaghegh ardebili

10.22098/jsp.2022.8375.4660

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The aim of this study was to investigate the role of psychological factors including stress, anxiety and depression in the performance of wrestling students in national championships. The research method was descriptive and correlational. The study population included all wrestling students who participated in the national championship in 2018. The sample consisted of 76 students who were selected by random sampling. Stress, anxiety and depression were obtained from DASS-21 questionnaire and logistic regression was used to analyze the data. The findings of this study showed that stress, anxiety and depression had a significant negative effect (P=0.000) on the performance of wrestler students. Furthermore, stress with a coefficient of -1.554, anxiety with a coefficient of -1.478 and depression with a coefficient of -0.705 had the most effect on performance of the wrestler students, respectively. Based on the findings of the study, it can be said that controlling stressors has a significant effect on wrestler students' success.

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Journal of School Psychology

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Available Online from 15 October 2022

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