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| Published: December 25, 2016

Effect of Competitive Anxiety on sports Performance among College Level Players

Ramaprabou. V

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Tagore Arts College, Puducherry, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.065/20160401

DOI: 10.25215/0401.065

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The present investigation was undertaken to study the Effect of Competitive Anxiety on sports Performance among College Level Players. For this 100 student players of sports like cricket, volley ball, shuttle, kho-kho, kabadi and the like studying in different Arts and Science Colleges of Puducherry region were identified and selected on the basis of their performance in different competitions during the last three years. Sports Competition Anxiety Test, constructed and standardized by Rainer Marten (1990) was used to assess the anxiety level of the players. Analysis was done by using one way ANOVA. Findings of the study reveals that high level of competitive anxiety lowers the sport performance of the student players studying in arts and science colleges of in and around Puducherry.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.065/20160401

10.25215/0401.065

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Published in   Volume 04, Issue 1, October-December, 2016