Author(s): Dr. Neeta N Kashyap

Abstract:
The present study aimed to assess emotional maturity among female Kabaddi players based on sports achievements and cultural variations. To conduct the study 100 national female Kabaddi players were selected. The entire sample comprises of 50 medal winner and 50 non-medal winner female Kabaddi players with equal weightage being given to their urban-rural belongingness. The average age of national female Kabaddi players was 25.11 years and they were selected purposively. To assess the emotional maturity of the selected national female Kabaddi players, emotional maturity scale prepared by Singh and Bhargava (1990) was used. Result reveals the significant main effect of sports achievement and cultural variations on the emotional maturity of female Kabaddi players whereas the interaction effect of these two variables was statistically non-significant on emotional maturity. It was concluded that sports achievements and cultural variations are strong predictors of emotional maturity among national female Kabaddi players.

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