Comparison of Stubbornness Characteristics, Locus of Control, Corona Anxiety and Determining the Relationship Between Them in Active and Inactive Women

Document Type : علمی- پژوهشی

Authors

1 university of Tabriz

2 Tabriz University

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics of stubbornness, source of control, coronary anxiety and determine the relationship between them in active and inactive women.
Methods: The method of the present study was causal-comparative and correlational. The statistical population consisted of active and inactive women in sports in Urmia, from which 180 people were selected as a statistical sample. In order to collect data, psychological hardiness, control source and coronary anxiety questionnaires were used. Independent t-test and Pearson correlation were used for data analysis.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between active and inactive sports groups in the variables of stubbornness, source of control and coronary anxiety. Also, a significant difference was observed between the two groups in the correlation coefficient of corona anxiety with the control source and the correlation coefficient of stubbornness and the source of control.
Moreover, a non-significant difference in the correlation coefficient of corona anxiety and stubbornness was observed.
Discussion: It can be concluded that participation in sports activities causes the development of personality traits in women and may reduce the field of coronary anxiety in them.

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