Effect of Strength Training and Endurance Training on Selected Psychological Variables

Author Name(s):

V. Saratha & Dr. S. Chidambara Raja

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of resistance training and endurance training on selected psychological variables. Forty five female students aged between 17 and 22 years were selected for the study. They were divided into three equal groups, each group consisting of fifteen subjects in which three experimental groups and one control group, in which the group I (n=15) underwent resistance training, group II (n = 15) underwent endurance training for three days (alternative days) per week for twelve weeks, and group III (n=15) acted as control, which did not participate in any training. The subjects were tested on selected criterion variables such as anxiety and aggression at prior to and immediately after the training period. For testing the anxiety, Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale was used and to measure the aggression, Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire was used. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant difference if any, between the experimental groups and control group on selected criterion variables separately. Since there were three groups involved in the present study, the Scheffé S test was used as post-hoc test. The selected criterion variables such as anxiety and aggression were decreased significantly for the training groups when compared with the control group.

 Keywords:

Resistance training, endurance training, physical fitness, anxiety and aggression.

Please cite this article as:

V. Saratha & Dr. S. Chidambara Raja (2020). Effect of Strength Training and Endurance Training on Selected Psychological Variables. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 7, 1(3), 7-10.