Social Adjustment and its Relationship to Team Cohesion among Team Games Players in Palestinian Universities

Abstract

Objectives: The study's objectives were to measure the degree of social adjustment and team cohesion among team game players in Palestinian universities, as well as the variations in these measures across the variables (university, game type, place of residence), and to determine the relationship between the degree of social adjustment and group cohesion among team game players in Palestine.

Methods: The descriptive-correlational approach was employed by the researchers. According to the declarations of the Palestinian University Sports Federation, the study was carried out on a sample of athletes competing on team sports teams at Palestinian universities, and it included (142) athletes who were deliberately selected, representing (33.52%) from (Khadouri University, An-Najah University, Istiqlal University, Arab American University).

Results: The study revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in social adjustment and team cohesion when the university, game type, and place of residence were taken into account, while the study's findings revealed that the level of social adjustment and team cohesion among team game players in Palestinian universities was medium and the level of team cohesion among team game players in Palestinian universities was high.

Conclusions: The players of team games in Palestinian universities experience good to medium levels of social adjustment as well as high levels of team cohesion. These levels of social adjustment and social cohesion are positively related to one another, and players in Palestinian universities experience nearly the same harmony in these areas regardless of the university, the type of game, and where they live.