Identifying the reality of psychological resilience among fourth-year students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences - Al-Kut University, in relation to the type of study (morning and evening).

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the level of psychological resilience among fourth-year students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Kut, for the academic year 2025-2026. It also sought to determine the significance of differences in psychological resilience among these students based on their study type (morning and evening) during the same academic year.The researcher employed a descriptive survey methodology to assess the level of psychological resilience. The study population was selected purposively and consisted of 210 fourth-year students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Kut, across both morning and evening programs, for the academic year 2025-2026. Of these, 90 were morning students and 120 were evening students. The study population was 210 students in total: 90 in the morning program and 120 in the evening program. The researcher identified the research problem by observing the behavior of fourth-year students in the college during practical and theoretical lessons, as he is one of the college’s instructors, in addition to asking the other professors about the presence of some students who do not have the desire to insist on learning and acquiring knowledge, with weakness in emotional control and management, with an inability to commit and persevere, and a decrease in the spirit of challenge with oneself and colleagues. After reviewing previous sources and studies, the researcher observed dimensions of psychological resilience. This prompted the researcher to investigate this issue, attempting to address it by examining the current state of psychological resilience, considering both morning and evening study sessions. To achieve the research objectives, the researcher used the Psychological Resilience Scale (Al-Bayati, 2015), which was developed using a sample of students from the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences. The scale consists of 47 items distributed across four domains. Based on the results, the researcher concluded that the study sample, comprised of fourth-year students from the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at Al-Kut University, exhibits a high level of psychological resilience.