The Influence of Self-Control in Predicting the Quality of Sports Friendship among Young Football Players in Youth Clubs of Nineveh Governorate

Abstract

       The research aimed to identify the level of self-control among youth football players, to identify the level of quality of sports friendship among youth football players, and to reveal the predictive influence of self-control on the quality of sports friendship among youth football players. The researchers hypothesized a statistically significant predictive value of self-control in predicting the quality of sports friendship for youth football players.the researchers employed the descriptive approach using the correlational (predictive) survey method, deemed appropriate for the nature of the research problem. The main study sample consisted of (65) players from (3) clubs in the Nineveh Governorate, representing the youth football category. The researchers utilized two scales: the Self-Control Scale prepared by (Al-Asaaf, 2022) and the Sports Friendship Quality Scale prepared by (Al-Hadidi, 2024). After verifying the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of the two measurement tools, the following statistical methods were used to obtain the research results: Mean, Standard Deviation, One-Sample t-test, Simple Regression Coefficient, and Cronbach's Alpha.

The results of the research revealed that youth football players exhibit a high level of both self-control and quality of sports friendship. Furthermore, the predictive value of self-control has a positive and statistically significant effect on the quality of sports friendship among the youth football players in the research sample from clubs in Nineveh Governorate.