Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2014

A STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COPING ABILITY OF NATIONAL LEVEL MALE JUDO PLAYERS

Dr. Rajkumar Sharma

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The purpose of the study was to investigate and compare the psychological characteristics of national level male Judo Players. For this purpose,sixty three (Elite= 16, Non–elite=47) national level male Judo players who participated in Senior National Judo Championships held at Bhubneshwar (Odisha) during the year 2012 were selected. The Athletic Coping Skills Inventory–28 prepared and developed by Smith et al. 1995 was used to measure the seven dimensions of psychological characteristics in the form of personal coping resources of national level male judo players i.e. Coping with adversity,Peaking under pressure, Goal setting and mental Preparation, Concentration, Freedom from worry, Confidence and achievement motivation, and Coach–ability. Mean, SD and t–ratio were computed for national level elite and non–elite judo players on seven factors of psychological characteristics. Results of the investigation revealed that national level male Judo players of national level had similarity in all the factors of psychological characteristics except pressure and worry dimensions. But national level elite and non–elite male judo players had no difference in their seven psychological abilities.

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Dr. Rajkumar Sharma A Study of Psychological Coping Ability of National Level Male Judo Players Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 12 December 2014

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