Abstract :
The present study investigated the effect of psychological skill training techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation on competitive anxiety. The three sub-scales of competitive anxiety were also examined; cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and state self-confidence. The study consisted of 24 male Hockey players from Salem Sowdeswari college, Salem- 10 their age ranged from 18 to 25 years. The competitive state anxiety inventory-2 (CSAI-2) also developed by martens, vealey, and Burton (1990) were used. Subjects were randomly assigned to either a relaxation training experimental group, or a no relaxation training control group. Both the experimental groups were given training for 3 days a week and for 6 weeks in total. Paired t-test was used to test the effect of treatment groups individually between pre and post-test of all the groups on variables used in the present study. The result of the study reveals that there was significant difference in 0.05 levels of competitive anxiety among the male inter-collegiate hockey players.
Author Name : Dr. D. Selvapandian
Keywords: Relaxation Training, Competitive Anxiety.
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