The relationship between coping styles and job stress with emotional maturity in student-athletes

Introduction: The study of psychological variables and factors and their role on mental health and emotional maturity may affect the mental health of individuals and society. Aim: This study examines the relationship between coping styles and job stress with emotional maturity in student-athletes. Method: The method was descriptive - correlational. The population includes all student-athletes of Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch in 2017-2018. Two hundred people were selected by the convenience sampling method. Subjects completed a questionnaire on coping styles, job stress, and emotional maturity. Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient test and regression analysis using SPSS-19. Results: The results showed that there was a significant positive relationship between emotional maturity and problem-focused coping style (0.31) and a significant positive relationship between emotional coping style (-0.16) and job stress (-0.37). The regression analysis results also showed that emotional maturity could positively predict problem-focused coping style and emotion-focused coping style, and job stress negatively in student-athletes (P<0.05). Conclusion: The results showed that coping styles and job stress may be explained well by emotional maturity in student-athletes for. Therefore, it is suggested for researchers and health officials to consider these psychological components.