Building a scale of psychological needs for volleyball players

Document Type : Original Article

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faculty of physical education, mansoura of university

Abstract

research aims; Building a scale (the psychological needs of volleyball players), in proportion to the nature and characteristics of volleyball players; And then verifying the psychometric coefficients of the scale, the researchers used the descriptive approach with its steps and procedures to suit the nature of the research. It consisted of (370) volleyball players as a basic sample. In addition to (50) players as an exploratory sample from within the original research community and outside the basic research sample, the researchers used the psychological needs scale for volleyball players (prepared by researchers).
Among the most important results: reaching the measure of the psychological needs of volleyball players in its final form to identify the psychological needs required by volleyball players, and the need for self-realization represents the highest psychological needs of volleyball players, and the presence of differences in psychological needs between male and female volleyball players , in the dimension (the need to satisfy the economic aspects) for the benefit of male volleyball players, and in the dimension (the need for independence) for the benefit of female volleyball players, and the presence of differences in psychological needs between emerging volleyball players and high-level players, in two dimensions (the need for social, The need to satisfy the economic aspects) for the benefit of young volleyball players,
Among the most important recommendations were: applying the measure of psychological needs for volleyball players, counseling and recreational programs to try to satisfy the psychological needs of volleyball players and for different groups sports.

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