A comparative study on mental health between basketball players and non-basketball female players of Rajasthan

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim to compare level of mental health among Basketball and Non-Basketball players. Basketball players playing at different places in Rajasthan. For present study a total of forty (40) females, twenty (20) of Basketball players and twenty (20) non-Basketball players of age group 15 to 30 were selected with the help of purposive random sampling were selected as subjects for collection of data. Level of mental health was assessed with the help of a pre-established tool in form of a questionnaire Mental Health Inventory developed by Dr. Jagdish & Dr. A.K. Srivastava (1983). Data gathered was then assessed with the help of Descriptive statistics and t-test. Level of mental health was set at 95 %. Further the results revealed a significant difference between Basketball players (mean) and non- Basketball players (mean) which shows a significantly higher level of mental health among Basketball players in comparison to non-Basketball players subjects selected for the study.