The emotional experience of Iraqi elite volleyball league players

Abstract

The aim of the research was to identify the emotional experience of elite Iraqi volleyball league players. The researchers used a descriptive method with a survey approach for the study, given its suitability and the nature of the research. The researchers identified the research population and selected a sample of 106 players from the Iraqi volleyball elite league clubs, including teams from Erbil, Al-Habbaniyah, Gas Al-Janoub, Al-Bahri, Al-Peshmerga, Al-Samoud, North Refineries, and Nineveh. The researchers used the Emotional Experience Scale developed by Mahmoud (2023), which consists of 36 items distributed across four dimensions. The scale uses a five-point Likert scale (completely agree, agree, somewhat agree, disagree, completely disagree), with weights assigned based on the content of the item (5-4-3-2-1) for positive items and (1-2-3-4-5) for negative items. The researchers concluded that the Emotional Experience Scale could be utilized, and that the players in the Iraqi volleyball elite league possess both positive and negative emotional experiences. There were differences in the ranking of emotional experiences among the players, leading the researchers to recommend considering emotional experiences and allocating sufficient space for them in training programs, as well as working on enhancing them for the players through psychological preparation and conducting similar research in the same field to study the relationship between emotional experiences and other characteristics.