The relationship between coping styles and job stress with emotional maturity in student-athletes

The study of psychological variables and factors and their role on mental health and emotional maturity may affect the mental health of individuals and society.

This study examines the relationship between coping styles and job stress with emotional maturity in student-athletes.

The method was descriptive - correlational. The population includes all student-athletes of Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch in 2017-2018. Two hundred people were selected by the convenience sampling method. Subjects completed a questionnaire on coping styles, job stress, and emotional maturity. Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient test and regression analysis using SPSS-19.

The results showed that there was a significant positive relationship between emotional maturity and problem-focused coping style (0.31) and a significant positive relationship between emotional coping style (-0.16) and job stress (-0.37). The regression analysis results also showed that emotional maturity could positively predict problem-focused coping style and emotion-focused coping style, and job stress negatively in student-athletes (P<0.05).

The results showed that coping styles and job stress may be explained well by emotional maturity in student-athletes for. Therefore, it is suggested for researchers and health officials to consider these psychological components.