Evaluation of selected psychological skills of male and female sportsperson in different sport domains

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to analyse the selected psychological skills of male and female participants in different sport domains. For this reason, 320 sportsperson from different sport domains (individual and team sports) were selected as subjects from Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, India. These subjects were in the age group of 18 to 21 years, and they were tested for their level of achievement motivation and competitive anxiety using standardized instruments. The data collected were subjected to statistical analysis by means of Two-way ANOVA, and simple effect test. The confidence interval was fixed at P<0.05 in all cases. The research findings imply that difference in gender and participation in different sport domains contributes to the variation in developmental process on achievement motivation and anxiety.