Background: Sport has been shown to be effective both in treating symptoms of major depression and raising hardiness but it is still underutilized in clinical practice. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the relation between, psychological hardiness and depression among the athlete students versus non-athletes. Design: It was a causative comparative and correlational study in terms of descriptive designs. Setting: It was carried out at faculty of Nursing and faculty of Physical Education at Assiut University. Subjects: Simple random sample composed of 218 non-athlete university female students and 218 athlete university female students. Tools: The study’s questionnaire consisted of three parts; involving demographic data, Beck depression inventory (BDI) to measure the degree of depression, and Kobasa hardiness questionnaire (KHQ) to measure hardiness. Results: The result conveyed that non-athlete females under study had lower depression scores than athlete females with no statistical significant differences. Also, there were significant differences between athletic and non-athletic females as regard to total psychological hardiness all subscale except for commitment subscale. Conclusion: Athlete female students under study had higher psychological hardiness mean scores than non-athletes with higher statistical significant differences & depression mean score with no statistical significant difference. Recommendations: The important of practicing sport to improve psychological hardiness and mental health wellbeing
Shehata Mohamed, H., & Fawzy Hussien, M. (2021). Psychological Hardiness and Depressive Symptoms among athlete students versus non-athletes: Comparative Study. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 12(3), 1255-1266. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.195072
MLA
Hosnia Shehata Mohamed; Mona Fawzy Hussien. "Psychological Hardiness and Depressive Symptoms among athlete students versus non-athletes: Comparative Study". Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 12, 3, 2021, 1255-1266. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.195072
HARVARD
Shehata Mohamed, H., Fawzy Hussien, M. (2021). 'Psychological Hardiness and Depressive Symptoms among athlete students versus non-athletes: Comparative Study', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 12(3), pp. 1255-1266. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.195072
VANCOUVER
Shehata Mohamed, H., Fawzy Hussien, M. Psychological Hardiness and Depressive Symptoms among athlete students versus non-athletes: Comparative Study. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021; 12(3): 1255-1266. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.195072