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Volume : II, Issue : IX, October - 2012

Psychological Profile Of High Jumpers

Joawad Ali , Najmuddin Khan and Mohd. Arshad Bari

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

Abstract :

The present investigation was structured to develop the psychological profile of High Jumpers. For the purpose of this study 14 male High Jumpers participated in all India athletic meet in Chennai were taken as the subjects. The age of the subjects were ranged from 18 to 25 years. For developing psychological profile six psychological parameters were selected i.e. sports competition anxiety, sports achievement motivation, stress, social adjustment, body-image and sports morality. To acquire psychological responses of the subjects, Sports Competition Anxiety Test (Martins, 1984), Sports Achievement Motivation Test (Kamlesh, 1990), Occupational Stress Index (Srivastava & Singh, 1981), Social Adjustment Inventory (Singh and Shinha, 1990), Body Image Inventory (Singh, 1991) and Sports Morality Test (Slephea and Loyard, 1987) were used. The questionnaires/inventories were administrated to each subject separately. The investigator explained the items on questionnaires/inventories the purpose of the study along with how the questionnaires have to be completed (filled-up) in simple and understandable language. The acquired data were subjected to descriptive statistical techniques. The results of the study revealed that sports competition anxiety of the High Jumpers was quite high, their level of achievement motivation was moderate, they had negative stress and were moderately adjusted in their social mileau. They had high body Image and their sports morality was average.

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Joawad Ali , Najmuddin Khan and Mohd. Arshad Bari, (2012). Psychological Profile Of High Jumpers. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. IX, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1505.pdf

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