Psychological immunity among female swimming students at Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the psychological immunity among swimming students at Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie. To achieve this, the study was conducted on a purposive sample of 49 female swimming students enrolled in Swimming 1 and Swimming 2 courses, according to the enrollment records at Kadoorie University during the summer semester of the academic year 2023-2024. The researcher used a questionnaire as a data collection tool, and the data was analyzed using the SPSS statistical program. The results showed that the level of psychological immunity among swimming students at Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie was very high. The results also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in psychological immunity attributed to the variable of course type. However, there were statistically significant differences in psychological immunity attributed to the academic year, favoring third-year Bachelor's students. The researcher recommends conducting similar studies that explore other variables across different sports and age groups.