A study of selected psychological traits of inter-collegiate volleyball players

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate a study of selected psychological traits of inter-collegiate volleyball players. The present study was conducted on (48) forty-eight men who participated in the inter-collegiate volleyball championship and were randomly selected as subjects for this study. Male players aged between 18-25 years were selected for the study. The variables selected for the present study were the sports competitive anxiety test and sports achievement motivation test. The sports competitive anxiety test (SCAT) by R. Martin, 1990, and the sports achievement motivation test (SAMT) by Dr. M.L. Kamlesh, 1990 was used as the criterion measures. In order to investigate sports competition anxiety and sports achievement motivation, descriptive statistics (Mean and standard deviation) were computed. The findings suggested that volleyball players had just average levels of achievement motivation. Volleyball players had significant levels of sports competition anxiety, which indicates that they were nervous during the tournament.