Illustrative sample
The effect of regular team sport on the psychological resilience of first-year students
Title
The effect of regular team sport on the psychological resilience of first-year students
Objective
To find out whether first-year students who regularly play a team sport differ in psychological resilience from those who don't.
Keywords
- psychological resilience
- team sport
- adapting to university
- first year
Methodology
A survey using a validated resilience questionnaire, a comparison of two student groups, and statistical analysis.
Outline
- Psychological resilience and how to measure it
- Sport and the transition to university
- Research questions and methodology
- Results, discussion and conclusion
Literature
- Connor, K. M.; Davidson, J. R. T. Development of a new resilience scale. Depression and Anxiety, 2003. DOI: 10.1002/da.10113
- Smith, B. W. et al. The brief resilience scale. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2008. DOI: 10.1080/10705500802222972