رابطه تيپ هاي شخصيتي A/B و روش هاي مقابله با استرس در ورزشكاران

The Relationship between A/B Personality Types and Coping Styles in Athletes

The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between A/B personality types and coping styles in Rasht athletes. Statistical population consisted of all adult athletes (N=136) in badminton, handball, table tennis, football, basketball, track and field, boxing, wrestling, gymnastic, karate, canoe, taekwondo and volleyball in Rasht clubs who completed A/B personality type questionnaire with 25 questions (yes/no/I donʹt know), and coping styles questionnaire (CSKA) with 32 questions measured four coping strategies: problem focused coping, emotional focused coping, avoidance coping and transcendence coping. The researchers estimated the internal reliability of A/B personality type questionnaire as r=0.90 and CSKA questionnaire as r=0.80. In the present study, Cronbachʹs alpha coefficient was utilized with 40 athletes to determine the internal reliability of A/B personality type questionnaire (r=0.78) and CSKA questionnaire (r=0.73). Data were analyzed with Kendall correlation coefficient and Chi square (P£0.05). Findings showed that athletes used various coping styles, and they used in problem focused coping more and avoidance style less. Also, Results indicated no significant relationship between A/B personality types and coping styles. At last, there was no significant relationship between coping styles and athletesʹ age, gender, sport type (individual and group sports). It seems that athletes use various coping styles in stress conditions, and it does not depend on their A/B O iv -i___________—________ Abstracts O personality type, age, gender and sport type.