Author(s): Harendra Pratap Singh

Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to comparatively evaluate the mood dimensions of anger and confusion between participants engaged in team sports and individual sports. Mood is a significant psychological variable influencing athletic performance, emotional regulation, and social interaction patterns. The study involved one hundred (n = 100) male inter-university athletes, equally divided between team sports (volleyball, cricket, kabaddi, football, and hockey) and individual sports (badminton, swimming, wrestling, boxing, and table tennis). The participants were selected using purposive sampling. The Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS) developed by Terry and Lane was employed to assess mood states, focusing specifically on anger and confusion. Descriptive statistics and independent sample t-tests were used to analyze the data at a 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated a significant difference in the anger subscale between individual and team sport athletes (t = 2.351, p < 0.05), showing that individual sport athletes demonstrated lower levels of anger compared to those in team sports. However, no significant difference was observed in the confusion subscale (t = 1.376, p > 0.05), although individual sport athletes exhibited slightly higher confusion scores. Both groups were categorized under the “average” range for mood levels according to BRUMS norms. The findings suggest that the competitive environment and social dynamics of sport participation influence emotional regulation differently across sport types.

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