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Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal – Vol. 11, No. 7
Publication Date: July 25, 2024
DOI:10.14738/assrj.117.17284.
Belaid, M. F. W., & Jalid, M. C. (2024). Psychosocial Adjustment Among Senior Volleyball Players in Libya. Advances in Social Sciences
Research Journal, 11(7). 171-179.
Services for Science and Education – United Kingdom
Psychosocial Adjustment Among Senior Volleyball Players in
Libya
Mabrouk Faraj Wanis Belaid
Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education Ksar Said,
University of Manouba, Tunisia
Mohamed Chadli Jalid
Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education Ksar Said,
University of Manouba, Tunisia
ABSTRACT
The research aimed to identify the level of psychosocial compatibility among senior
volleyball players in Libya, and the research community consisted of (120) senior
volleyball players distributed among (10) clubs, where the research was conducted
by a comprehensive inventory method and the researcher used the Cooper-Smith
scale (1978) and the Watkins scale (1978) to measure psychological compatibility,
The reliability and Reliability of the study tool was verified using statistical
methods represented by arithmetic means, standard deviations, percentages and
inferential statistics to test the Reliability of the study tool (Pearson correlation
coefficient, Cronbach's alpha) and in light of the research results a set of
recommendations, including working on Training in the psychological field by
collecting scientific information in psychology and social psychology and the
necessity of having a psychologist in the teams in order to help them deal with
various situations in their sports life and help players overcome the difficulties that
may meet them that are consistent with their inclinations and desires.
Keywords: Psychosocial compatibility, Volleyball players.
INTRODUCTION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESEARCH
Sports psychology is one of the important topics with a direct impact on the development and
improvement of the level of performance of athletes, and it is an important axis of scientific
studies in the field of physical education, which is a real indicator of the progress of society and
the correctness of its intellectual and humanitarian approach, and this progress is only a natural
reflection of the diligent search for modern technical methods and means used in studies and
research, as this research has enriched human knowledge with factors of progress and
superiority, and this appeared through miraculous achievements, especially in the sports field,
and in order to develop these games should employ appropriate modern methods and methods.
Research Problem
Most coaches focus their attention on the physical, skill and plan aspects without paying
attention to the psychosocial aspects of the players in terms of forming relationships,
interactions and social participation, whether inside or outside the stadiums, as well as serious
cooperation, love and raising morale among the players themselves, and there are some sports
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teams suffer from clusters, conflicts and social and psychological issues within the team and
then reach low levels.
Research Objective
To identify the level of psychosocial adjustment among senior volleyball players in Libya.
Research Question
What is the level of psychosocial adjustment among senior volleyball players in Libya?
Research Terms
• Compatibility: It is a continuous dynamic process in which a person aims to change his
behavior to bring about the most compatible between him and his environment, and the
ability to build satisfactory relationships between the individual and his environment.
(Fahmy, 1979)
• Psychological compatibility: Adaptive changes that occur in the individual's behavior as
a response in new situations, and by this we mean in particular the subjective
manifestations of compatibility for the individual's characteristic such as the degree of
satisfaction, self-confidence, sense of security and satisfaction of needs. (Kazim, 1990)
• Psychosocial compatibility: It is the individual's ability to reconcile his desires and
requirements with the environment in which he lives and his ability to build social
relationships and adhere to the customs, traditions and laws imposed by society.
(Khairallah, 1987)
PREVIOUS STUDIES
Inas Muhammad Ghanem (2009)
"Participation in sports recreational activities and its relationship with life
satisfaction and psychological compatibility for the elderly".
This study aimed to identify the relationship between participation in sports recreational
activities and both life satisfaction and psychological adjustment for the elderly (50-60) years,
as well as to identify the differences between life satisfaction and psychological adjustment for
the elderly (50-60) years. The study used the descriptive method using the survey method on
a sample of 438 elderly men and women, 261 practicing recreational activities and 177 not
practicing recreational activities in Cairo and Giza governorates, and using the following
research tools - personal interviews, the data collection form, the psychological compatibility
scale of Mohammed Abdel-Maksoud, and the life satisfaction scale - Teogarten, where the
study resulted in the most important results as follows: - Participants in recreational activities
for the elderly in Cairo and Giza enjoy psychological compatibility and life satisfaction, the
existence of a direct correlation between participation in sports recreational activities and
psychological compatibility and life satisfaction for the elderly, non-participants in recreational
activities for the elderly are characterized by psychological incompatibility and life satisfaction.
(Ghanem, 2009)
Mohamed Elsayed Abouelnil (1984)
"Psychosocial compatibility and its relationship with the level of ambition in
adolescents"
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This was interested in studying psychological compatibility and its relationship with the level
of ambition in a sample of 432 male and female students of both Genders in educational
institutions in the state of Rabat and ranged between the ages of 14 to 21 years. The researcher
aimed through his study to reveal the relationship that may be the age of the manifestations of
personal compatibility and the level of ambition in adolescents in Morocco, and showed a
positive relationship between all dimensions of home, health, social, emotional and ambition
level, and also found that there are statistically significant differences between the level of high
ambition and low ambition with regard to the level of general compatibility in the two groups
(males and females), but there was a difference in compatibility between the Genders due to
the views of men and women. (Abouelnil, 1984)
RESEARCH PROCEDURES
Research Methodology
The researcher used the descriptive method by following the survey method with its scientific
steps and procedures to suit the nature of this study.
Research Community
The research community consisted of volleyball players in the senior category in Libya, which
amounted to (120) players distributed among (10) clubs.
Research Sample
The sample of the study was selected by a comprehensive sampling method, where the total
number of the sample amounted to (120) players. The study sample was characterized in terms
of volleyball sub-federations, as shown in Table (1), distributed in the first and second regions
as follows:
• Benghazi Sub-Federation (Region I)
• Tripoli Sub-Federation (Region II)
Table (1) shows the characterization of the research sample in terms of sub- federations.
Sub-federations Number %
1 Benghazi Sub-Federation 40 40%
2 Tripoli Sub-Federation 60 60%
3 Total 100 %100
Figure (1) shows the percentage of the research sample in terms of sub-Federations.
40%
60%
Benghazi Sub-Federation Tripoli Sub-Federation