Comparison of Selected Psychological Parameters on Table Tennis Players between Tamilnadu and Karnataka Men and Women

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to compare the selected psychological variables on table tennis players between Tamilnadu and Karnataka men and women. To achieve the purpose the study sixty Tamilnadu players and sixty Karnataka players were randomly selected. Among sixty Tamilnadu players’ thirty men and women and from sixty Karnataka players’ thirty men and women were selected. The age of the selected subjects ranged from 18 to 28 years. The data was collected during South Zone Interuniversity Tournament held at Vikrama Simhapuri University, Kavali, Andra during 2016. The standardized psychological tool devised by Kamalesh, M.L. was used to quantify the sports achievement motivation of players and Smith questionnaire used to quantify the Aggression level of players. Hence, it was accepted as reliable and precise for the purpose of this study. In order to find out the difference between the Tamilnadu and Karnataka men and women two way analysis of variance 2 x 2 factorial design was used. This study comprises of two factors namely, factor ‘A’ and factor ‘B’. Factor ‘A’ comprises of Tamilnadu and Karnataka state and Factor ‘B’ comprises of men and women. From the results it was observed that after testing the sports achievement motivation between Tamilnadu and Karnataka men vs women, it was found that there was a significant difference between Tamilnadu and Karnataka table tennis players irrespective of gender (men and women) on sports achievement motivation. Hence, it was concluded from the mean values that the performance of sports achievement motivation was in favour of tamilnadu players. It was observed that after testing the aggression between Tamilnadu and Karnataka men vs women, it was found that there was a significant difference between Tamilnadu and Karnataka table tennis players irrespective of state (Tamilnadu and Karnataka) on aggression. Hence, it was concluded from the mean values that the performance of aggression was in favour of women players. And also found no significant difference in interaction effect between rows (Tamilnadu and Karnataka) and between columns (Men and Women) on sports achievement motivation and aggression.

Author Name : Soumya Joseph

Keywords: Sports Achievement Motivation, Aggression, Men, Women, State.