Gritty,hardy, resilient,and socially supported: A replication study |
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| Institution: | 1. Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA;2. Division of Human Development and Disability, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA;1. Mathematica Policy Research, 955 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 801, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA;2. Mathematica Policy Research, 1100 First Street NE, 12th Floor, Washington, DC, 20002, USA;1. Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia;2. Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia;1. Nisonger Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA;2. College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA;1. Commonweatlh Medicine Division, University of Massachusetts Medical School, United States;2. Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, United States;3. Lurie Institute For Disability Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, United States;1. National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research, Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, USA;2. Silver Spring, MD, USA |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundThe present study adds to the knowledge base in positive psychology and disability sport psychology by replicating and extending the research of Martin, Byrd, Watts, and Dent (2015).ObjectivesIn the current study we replicated previous findings by predicting life quality and sport engagement using measures of grit, hardiness, and resilience. We also extended the work of Martin et al. (2015) by examining athlete social support.MethodsEighty-seven adult (80 men, 7 women) wheelchair rugby athletes with various disabilities (e.g., amputee) participated in the current study. They completed questionnaires at rugby tournaments or on-line assessing grit, hardiness, resilience, social support and life satisfaction and sport engagement.ResultsOverall, the regression equation predicting life satisfaction was significant, F (4, 81) = 9.67, p < .00, accounting for thirty-two percent of the variance. One variable, resilience, contributed unique meaningful variance as indicated by its significant beta weight (β = 0.46, p < .001). The regression analyses predicting sport engagement was also significant, F (4, 81) = 12.08, p < .001, and predicted 37% of the variance. Grit (β = 0.21, p < .05), social support (β = 0.25, p < .01), resilience (β = 0.23, p < .05), and hardiness (β = 0.27, p < .05) were all significant predictors.ConclusionAthletes reporting high levels of resilience reported the highest quality of life. Athletes reporting high levels of grit, resilience, hardiness, and social support were the most engaged in their sport. We also partially replicated the work of Martin et al. (2015). |
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| Keywords: | Wheelchair sport Physical disability Sport psychology |
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