Aggression, performance strategies and psychological well-being among female sprinters and throwers: A comparative study

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the aggression, performance strategies and psychological well-being of female sprinters and throwers of Panjab University Inter College Athletic Meet. Researcher had selected (N=50) female sprinters and (N=50) throwers. Age limit of the selected athletes ranges from 18 to 28 years. The random sampling technique was used to select the sample. T-test was employed to compare the aggression, performance strategies and psychological well being used on female sprinters and throwers. For testing the hypothesis, the level of significance was set at 0.05. Questionnaire developed by Buss and Perry (1992) pertaining to Aggression, Hardy et al., (1999) pertaining to Performance Strategies and Carol Ryff (1989) [1] pertaining to Psychological well-being has been used for the study. The main objective of this research paper is to find out the comparison between female sprinters and throwers in relation to aggression, performance strategies and psychological well-being. The findings of this study indicate that some skills help them to train together and some skills differentiate them and bring significant difference.