ISSN NO : 2277-3665
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Article Name :
ACADEMIC STRESS IN COLLEGIATE SPORTSPERSONS OF CHHATTISGARH : WITH REFERENCE TO TRIBAL-NON TRIBAL BELONGINGNESS
Author Name :
Sharda Kashyap , Sudhir Rajpal
Publisher :
Ashok Yakkaldevi
Article Series No. :
ISRJ-324
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Abstract :
The main objective of the present study is to compare academic stress in tribal and non tribal sportspersons from Chhattisgarh. For present study, 200 intercollegiate tribal sportspersons (Ave. age 20.23 yrs.) and 200 intercollegiate non tribal sportspersons (Ave. age 19.90 yrs) were selected as sample. The criteria for selection of subjects were participation in intercollegiate tournaments for any sports discipline. The selection of subjects was done from colleges under the jurisdiction of various Universities operational in Chhattisgarh. The other criterion for selection of subjects was domicile of Chhattisgarh. The sample was collected through convenience sampling method. To assess academic stress in selected subjects, Stress Inventory prepared by Rani and Singh (2008) was preferred. Results reveal that academic stress in tribal sportspersons was significantly higher as compared to non tribal sportspersons.
Keywords :
  • academic stress
  • sportspersons
  • tribal
  • non tribal