The effect of a psychological counseling program in reducing the level of stress for young football players in some clubs in Iraq

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Ahmed Jarallah Abdullah
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2488-7249

Abstract

The research aims to design a psychological counseling program to reduce the level of stress among young football players in Iraq through (building a psychological stress scale for young football players in Iraq, applying a psychological counseling program). The researcher used the experimental method with pre- and post-measurement for one experimental group, and a deliberate sample of (60) young football players from clubs (Diyala, Baqubah, Al-Khalis, Shahraban, Yarmouk) was selected. The researcher relied on collecting data on the psychological stress scale for young football players in Iraq (prepared by the researcher), the psychological counseling program for young football players in Iraq (prepared by the researcher), and one of the most important results was that the psychological counseling program for young football players in Iraq, which the experimental group underwent, had a positive effect in reducing the level of psychological stress among young football players. One of the most important recommendations was the need to be guided by the scientific foundations used in designing the psychological counseling program in developing psychological skills and reducing the level of psychological stress when developing a program Myself to develop psychological skills.

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Abdullah, A. J. (2025). The effect of a psychological counseling program in reducing the level of stress for young football players in some clubs in Iraq. Journal of Studies and Researches of Sport Education, 35(1), 301–318. https://doi.org/10.55998/jsrse.v35i1.1001
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