Quality of Life for the Jordanian National Team Female Players

Abstract

This research primary aimed at investigating the quality of life for the Jordanian National team’s female players and exploring any significant differences in the quality of life over the following variables: ages, economical level, number of play years, injury level, and the game type. The descriptive approach was used. The sample consisted of 73 female players of the National team games female players (football, basketball, handball, and volleyball). The players completed responding on the athlete life quality scale, prepared by (Gentner et al., 2011) which contains 15 items scale which divided into 5 subscales. The analysis results showed that the players reflected a (slightly satisfied) level at quality of life (mean =5.29). The results also showed that no significant differences were reported in the quality of life subscales according to age, economical level, number of play years and injury level. While significant differences were observed in the game type between the basketball female players from one side and the female players of football and hand ball team game such that the differences were favor of the football and hand ball games .The researchers recommend to essentially follow up female player’s needs of the national Jordanian team games and to take care and attention to the psychology and social needs in an attempt to raise their level quality of life which may help to raise and developed performance level.

Keywords

• Team games
• Positive Psychology
• The Athlete Life Quality Scale