Psychological characteristics of male university athletes
Journal Title: CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS - JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT - Year 2011, Vol 11, Issue 1
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate and compare the psychological characteristics of University male athletes. A sample of 80 male athletes of Volleyball (n=15), Basketball (n=15), Football (n=25) and Cricket (n=25) filled out questionnaire measures assessing their psychological competencies at their different level of participation.. The Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28 prepared and developed by Smith et al. 1995 was used to measure the psychological characteristics in the form of personal coping resources of university athletes.. To assess the psychological characteristics of University male athletes of different games, the means, standard deviations, t-ratios and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were computed. The level of significant was set at .05 levels. The results of research study showed that University male athletes of different team games and levels as whole had similarity on seven dimensions of psychological characteristics i.e. Coping with adversity, Peaking under pressure, Goal setting and mental Preparation, Concentration, Freedom from worry, Confidence and achievement motivation, and Coach-ability. Inter-university and All India level male athletes expressed significance difference on Goal setting and mental Preparation only The results also showed that Basketball players apparently are not free from worry about disappointing a coach or parent and teammates in next time. Finally, the results highlight the importance of psychological competencies for the team games players at their different level of participation.
Authors and Affiliations
RajKumar Sharma, Ashish Kumar Nigam
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