Author(s): Milandeep Kaur and Dalwinder Singh

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to compare the hardiness level between the female combat game athletes (boxers, judokas and wrestlers) for which 56 athletes (18 boxers, 18 judokas and 18wrestlers) were selected from various colleges of Panjab University, Chandigarh having age ranged from 18-26 years. Hardiness scale developed by K. Allred and T. Smith in 1989 was used to measure the psychological hardiness of combat game athletes. This questionnaire consists of 40 items that reflect the hardiness of athletes. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) with significant level at (p<0.05) was used to examine the variances between the groups. It was found that significant differences were observed on the variable hardiness between the female combat game athletes (boxers, judokas and wrestlers). So it can be concluded that female boxers exhibited higher hardiness as compared to the female judokas and female wrestlers.

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