Psychological toughness and its relationshipwith aggressive behavior among Al-Gharraf football club players

Abstract

• To identify psychological resilience and aggression among Al-Gharraf Football Club players.
• To identify the relationship between psychological resilience and aggression among Babylon Football Club players.

The researcher used adescriptive approach using a survey and correlational study. The research community was defined as (24) Al-Gharraf Football Club players. A sample of (15) players was randomly selected from these players. The researcher then selected and applied measures of psychological resilience and aggressive behavior to the research sample. The results were extracted and appropriate statistical treatments were used to arrive at the results. The results were then presented, analyzed, and discussed. The researcher reached the following important conclusions:

• Most Al-Gharraf Football Club players have an average level of psychological resilience.
• The results of the study showed a statistically significant inverse relationship between psychological resilience and the level of aggressive behavior among Al-Gharraf Club players, whereby the higher the level of psychological resilience, the lower the level of aggression.

Based on the research findings, the researcher makes the following key recommendations:

• Promote a culture of fair play by rewarding positive sports behavior and punishing aggressive behavior.
• Involve a sports psychologist within the technical staff to monitor players' emotional well-being and intervene when necessary.