Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to analyse the psychological variables of the sprinters, jumpers and throwers. To achieve the purpose of this study, totally thirty male athletes in which 10 sprinters, 10 jumpers and 10 throwers were selected from Tirunelveli district, Tamilnadu state and their age ranged between 18 and 25 years. The subjects were tested on selected variables namely cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and self confidence were assessed by CSAI-II Inventory (Marten’s, 1995 ). To test the significance of the mean difference among the sprinters, jumpers and throwers analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. In case of any significance of mean difference on the criterion measure, to find out which pair was better among the others, the Scheffe’s post – hoc test was applied. The result reveals that there was significant difference on selected variables among the sprinters, jumpers and throwers. Cognitive anxiety of jumpers having better cognitive anxiety control followed by throwers and sprinters. Somatic anxiety of throwers having better somatic anxiety control followed by jumpers and sprinters. Self confidence of sprinters having better followed by throwers and jumpers.
Author Name (s): F.A. Juliance Rajasingh & Dr.P. Kumaresan
Keywords: Cognitive Anxiety, Somatic Anxiety, Self Confidence, Sprinters, Throwers, Jumpers.
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