Author(s): Baljeet Kaur and Dr. Pravin Kumar

Abstract:
For this purpose, seventy-five (N=75) Female Hockey Players of 18 to 25 years of age group were selected to act as subjects. They were divided into three groups which includes: Group-A: (n1=15; Senior National Level Hockey Players); Group-B: (n2=25; All India Inter-university Level Hockey Players); Group-C: (n3=35; Inter-College Level Hockey Players). The purposive sampling technique was used to attain the objectives of the study. The sample were taken from the three states of northern India viz. Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. All the subjects, were informed about the objective and protocol of the study. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 14.0 was used for all analyses. The differences in the mean of each group for selected variable were tested for the significance of difference by One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). For testing the hypotheses, the level of significance was set at 0.05. Neuroticism (N): The f-ratio value is 1.10123. The p-value is .337996. The result is not significant at p < .05. Extraversion (E): The f-ratio value is 0.41729. The p-value is .660415. The result is not significant at p < .05. Openness to experience (O): The f-ratio value is 1.26277. The p-value is .28906. The result is not significant at p < .05. Agreeableness (A); The f-ratio value is 0.40203. The p-value is .670452. The result is not significant at p < .05. Conscientiousness (C): The f-ratio value is 0.02537. The p-value is .974962. The result is not significant at p < .05 and Personality Traits: The f-ratio value is 1.49877. The p-value is .230291. The result is not significant at p < .05.

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