Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of autogenic training on selected psychological variables among volleyball players. It was hypothesized that the autogenic training group would show significant improvement on selected psychological variables than control group. To achieve the purpose of the present study, thirty volleyball players from Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam district, Tamilnadu, India were selected as subjects at random and their ages ranged from 18 to 25 years. The study was formulated as a true random group design, consisting of a pre-test and post-test. The subjects (n=30) were randomly assigned to two equal groups as autogenic training group (ATG) and control group (CG) in an equivalent manner. The autogenic training group participated for a period of twelve weeks for alternate three days in a week and the post-tests were taken. The psychological variables such as locus of control, anxiety and assertiveness were assessed by administering the following questionnaires Rotter’s, speilberger and Rathus assertiveness scale respectively. To find out the difference between the two groups analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used. The result reveals that the autogenic training group showed better psychological on locus of control, anxiety and assertiveness than the control group owing to the effects of autogenic training.
Author Name : S. Ravindrabharathi1, Dr. A. Uthirapathy2
Keywords: Autogenic, Volleyball, Locus of Control, Anxiety, Assertiveness.
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