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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ANXIETY LEVEL OF NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL ATHLETES

    1 Author(s):  JASWINDER KAUR

Vol -  7, Issue- 5 ,         Page(s) : 180 - 183  (2016 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH

Abstract

Anxiety is an important factor, which affects the performance in sports and games. Anxiety is considered as an obstacle to activity. A person who suffers from anxiety is not able to devote his full energy in the performance. The purpose of this study was to COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ANXIETY LEVEL OF NATIONAL AND STATE LEVE ATHLETES. The focus of the present study was to compare the anxiety level of National and State Level athlete and to find difference in their anxiety Level. The sample consists of 200 subjects which were selected through purposive sampling method. Manifest anxiety scale was administrated to the subjects. Statistical techniques such as Mean, S.D. and ‘t’-test were applied for the analysis of the data. The result showed that there is significant difference in anxiety level between National and non-National Athletes. Study shows that boxers have stress accordance to the level of competition. But the stress varies at different level. As the level of competition is high, there will be more stress. In boxers stress is related to opponent, bout and finally of result. It is true that in combats sports every individual have stress. But the degree of stress is varies for individual to individual.

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