Effect of Sports and Extra Curricular Activities on Cognitive Anxiety of School Boys

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between level of cognitive anxiety of sports and extra-curricular activities students in the Stanes A.I. Hr.Sec. School, Coonoor. To achieve the purpose, 90 boys from 9 to 12th Standard students were selected as subjects at random and their age ranged from 15 to 18 years. The study was formulated as a true random group design, consisting of a pre-test and post-test. The subjects (n=90) were randomly assigned into three equal groups of thirty students each. The groups were assigned as Sports Participation Group (SPG), Extra – Curricular Activities group (ECAG) and Control Group (CG) in an equivalent manner. The criterion measures were Cognitive Anxiety. Data were collected by using Cognitive Test Anxiety scale. This is a 27-item measure focused only on the cognitive domain of test anxiety, Cassady, using a four point Likert-type. This method was used to obtain data from respondents who gave consent to the study. To find out the influence of sports activities and extra-curricular activities on Cognitive Anxiety of students, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the adjusted mean difference among the groups. The Sports Participation Group showed significant reduction in the Cognitive Anxiety when compared to Extra – Curricular Activities Group and Control Group. Therefore, it was concluded that sports activities reduced the Cognitive Anxiety and that the effect depends on the specific activities in which the student is involved.

Author Name : R. Thinesh Kumar & Dr. K. Muralirajan

Keywords: Cognitive Anxiety and Sports and Extra-curricular Activities.