Psychological Stress Associated to Table Tennis Referees Decision-making in the Fourth Championship in Northern Border University in the Period of 26-29/11/1434H

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the psychological stress associated with decision making among table tennis referees in the fourth championship of the Saudi universities. The tool of the study was applied on a sample of (20) referees selected intentionally from all the participants of the table tennis referees in the fourth championship of the Saudi Universities, which organized and supervised by Northern Border University in the period of 26-29/11/1434H. A scale of psychological stress was developed related to decision-making among the referees which consisted of (23) items. The study results showed that the most important psychological stress associated with decision-making among table tennis referees in the fourth championship of the Saudi universities, faced by the referees, was the difficulty in having or taking the judgment of the refereeing crew as a result of excessive tension during the match, and a sense of anxiety and tension among referees when making any decision to settle the results of the match in the final minutes of the match. The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (0.05 = α) in the psychological stress associated with taking the decision to the table tennis referees according to the variables: academic qualification, age, marital status, and number of years of refereeing, and the level of referee.