Assessment of relationship between psychological well-being and sports performance among cricketers

Abstract

The present study was designed to assess the relationship between psychological well-being and sports performance among cricketers. A sample of one hundred thirty (N=130) Inter-college level cricketers from the affiliated colleges to Panjab University, Chandigarh was selected for the present study. The Psychological well-being scale constructed by Ryff & Keyes (1995) was employed to obtain the required information. Pearson’s Product-movement correlation test was used to examine the relationship between psychological well-being and sports performance among cricketers. The Results of the present study indicated that psychological well-being positively contributes towards better sports performance among cricketers.