Research Article

Interrelationships Among Grit, Resilience, and Coping Strategies in Competitive Cricketers

Abstract

Grit, resilience, and coping strategies are critical psychological aspects that enable competitive cricketers to sustain motivation, adapt to adversity, and maintain optimal performance across the demands of their sporting careers. The present study aimed to examine the relationships among grit, resilience, and coping strategies among competitive cricketers. A cross-sectional correlational research design was employed with a sample of 150 competitive cricketers between the age of 19-26 participating in the study. Grit was assessed using the Sports Grit Scale developed by Kuruveettissery, S., Gupta, S. & Rajan, S.K, 2023, Resilience was measured using the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) developed by Kathryn M. Connor, and Jonathan R.T. Davidson,2003 and Coping strategies were assessed using the Coping Inventory for Competitive Sport (CICS) developed by Gaudreau & Blondin, 2002. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, normality testing, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation analysis in SPSS Version 25. The findings revealed significant positive interrelationships among the three dimensions of grit, resilience, and task-oriented coping. All grit dimensions demonstrated significant positive associations with resilience, with Goal-Directed Resilience exhibiting the strongest relationship (r = .797, p < .01). Resilience was also strongly and positively associated with task-oriented coping (r = .666, p < .01), while perseverance demonstrated the strongest relationship with taskoriented coping among the grit dimensions (r = .686, p < .01). Conversely, grit dimensions and resilience were negatively associated with emotion-oriented coping, suggesting that athletes possessing greater psychological strengths were less likely to rely on maladaptive emotional responses during competition. No significant relationships were observed between grit dimensions and distraction-oriented coping, indicating that distraction-oriented coping may function independently of grit among competitive cricketers. The findings underscore grit and resilience as complementary psychological resources that facilitate adaptive coping and reduce athletes’ reliance on maladaptive emotional responses in competitive cricket. By elucidating the multidimensional relationships among these constructs, the study provides valuable evidence of their interconnected role in shaping psychological functioning among competitive cricketers.

Authors affiliation:

Sri Ramanujam (ORCID): Department of Sports Psychology and sociology, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University,Tamil Nadu, India. 
Shahin Ahmed: Department of Sports Psychology and sociology, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University,Tamil Nadu, India.

How To Cite: S. Ramanujam and S. Ahmed. Interrelationships Among Grit, Resilience, and Coping Strategies in Competitive Cricketers. Current Research in Interdisciplinary Studies, 5(7-8):13–18, 2026. https://doi.org/10.58614/cris582