Psychological Traits and Their Relationship to Sports Achievement Excellence among Final-Year Secondary School Students Participating in Extracurricular Sports Activities: A Field Study in Selected Secondary Schools in Khenchela Province

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the relationship between psychological traits and sports achievement excellence among final-year secondary school students participating in extracurricular sports activities in selected secondary schools in Khenchela Province, Algeria. The study sample consisted of 80 final-year secondary school students randomly selected from six secondary schools in the province. The sample was divided into two groups : 40 students who participated in extracurricular sports activities in various disciplines, including team and individual sports, and 40 students who did not participate in such activities. The descriptive-correlational method was employed to examine the relationships between the study variables. Data were collected using the Psychological Traits Scale developed by Mohamed Hassan Allawi. The study revealed the following results: there is a statistically significant relationship between psychological traits and sports achievement excellence among students participating in extracurricular sports activities. There are statistically significant differences in the dimensions of psychological traits between students participating in extracurricular sports activities and those who do not. There are also statistically significant differences in the dimensions of achievement motivation between the two groups. Furthermore, a statistically significant correlation was found between the dimensions of psychological traits and those of achievement motivation among students participating in extracurricular sports activities.