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Level of Sports Aggression, Locus of Control and Performance Anxiety among Individual and Team Athletes

Author(s) Jaimala Ashok SOde, Mrunal A Bhardwaj
Country India
Abstract Aim: The aim of the present research was to examine the level of sports aggression, locus of control and performance anxiety among individual and team athletes (20-30 yrs).
Material and Methods: The total sample consisted 150 athletes from the age group of 20-30 years out of which 75 individual and 75 team athletes from various college and sports academy located in Nashik city of Maharashtra. For examine the level of sports aggression, locus of control and sports anxiety the researchers used Sports Aggression Inventory by Prof. Anand Kumar Srivastava & P.S. Shukla, Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale by Dr. Anand Kumar & Dr. S. N. Srivastava and Sport Anxiety Scale-2 by Ronald E. Smith, Frank L. Smoll, Sean P. Cumming,
and Joel R. Grossbard used for examining performance anxiety.
Statistical Analysis: Descriptive, inferential comparative and correlational statistical analyses were used for observing the difference and relationship. Pearson product movement correlation was applied to check the relationship between level of sports aggression, locus of control and performance anxiety and t test was used to study the difference between individual and team athletes.
Result & Conclusion: The research finding shows that team athletes experience higher level of sports aggression than individual athletes and individual athletes have a stronger internal locus of control in contrast, team athletes show a higher external locus of control. The results show that individual athletes experience higher level of performance anxiety as compared to team athletes. The study also revealed that the moderate negative relationship between sports aggression and locus of control among individual and team athletes. It indicates that higher level of locus of control lower the performance anxiety among the individual and team athletes.
Keywords Level of Sports Aggression, Locus of Control, performance Anxiety, Individual and Team Athletes
Published In Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April 2025
Published On 2025-03-13
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i02.38804
Short DOI https://doi.org/g895sn

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