State Anxiety among Male Inter-University Level Sportspersons of Different Games

Author(s): Dr. Jose Mathew

Abstract:

The present study was to analysis the state anxiety among male interuniversity level sportspersons of different games. 448 male players of Basketball, Volleyball, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho and Hockey were randomly selected as subjects. State Anxiety variable namely Cognitive State Anxiety, Somatic State Anxiety, Self Confidence Anxiety, Total State Anxiety assessed by using Questionnaire for Sports Anxiety Test, University of Minnesota, Mories. ANOVA followed by Scheffe’s post-hoc test was administrated where ever f- ratio found significant. Among male sports persons, f-ratio found to be significant at 0.05 level of confidence. Post hoc test revels that, in Cognitive State Anxiety the male Basketball players were inferior to other four game players. In Somatic State Anxiety the Kabaddi players found significantly superior to Basketball, Volleyball, Kho-Kho and Hockey players. In Self Confidence Anxiety male Hockey players found to be significantly inferior to rest of the game players. The Total State Anxiety among male interuniversity sportspersons reveals the Basketball players are significantly inferior to rest of the game players. Based on the findings, one can interpret that, the State Anxiety is not similar in all the sports and games. The difference which occurred can be attributed to the technicality and tactics, and the nature of the sports.

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