2019, Vol. 4, Issue 2
Study of mood states among hockey players in relation to level of participation and gender
Author(s): Dr. BV Shrigiriwar
Abstract:
Effect of participation level and gender was observed on mood states among hockey players. This study was conducted on 80 hockey players. To serve the purpose of the study 20 national level male hockey players (Average age 26.67 years) and 20 national level female hockey players (Average age 24.11 years) were selected as sample. Another set of 20 district level male hockey players (Average age 20.26 years) and 20 district level female hockey players (Average age 19.18 years) were also selected. Hindi adaptation of Profile of Mood States prepared by Grove and Prapavessis (1992) was used to assess mood states of hockey players. 2x2 ANOVA was used for analysis of data. Results revealed significant main effect of level of participation on mood states of hockey players with national level hockey players showed lesser magnitude of mood upheaval as compared to district level hockey players. The main effect of gender was also observed on mood states of hockey players with male hockey players showed better mood states as compared to female hockey players. The two factor interaction effect of level of participation and gender was not observed on mood states of hockey players. It was concluded that level of participation and gender are two potential enough variables that can predict mood states of hockey players.
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How to cite this article:
Dr. BV Shrigiriwar. Study of mood states among hockey players in relation to level of participation and gender. Int J Physiol Nutr Phys Educ 2019;4(2):567-569.