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| Article Name : | | | A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SPORTS COMPETITION ANXIETY BETWEEN STATE LEVEL CHESS AND CRICKET PLAYERS | | Author Name : | | | GURDEEP SINGH | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-74 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | The purpose of the study was to “compare the degree of sports competition anxiety between state level chess and cricket players.” The study was conducted on 40 State level male chess and 40 male cricket players, are ranging from 18 to 25 years.
In this study Sports Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT Martens et al., 1990) was used to measure sports competition anxiety. Questionnaire was distributed among the Chess and Cricket players 1 hour before the competition. It was hypothesized that there would be no significant difference the Chess and Cricket players on the degree of sports competition anxiety. Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and t- test were. used to analysis the data. Findings: To analyze the SCAT-score t-test was employed: the level of significance for letting the hypothesis was set at 0.05 level or significance. The mean of the SCAT score of Chess players was 19.20 and that of Cricket players was 22.60. The calculated t- value was 3.95 which showed significant difference in sports competition anxiety between the state levels Chess players and Cricket players ('t' cal= 3.95 >'t' tab=1.99). The sports Competition anxiety of Cricket players was found to be higher than the Chess players. The t-value required to he significant for 78 degree of freedom was 1.99 at 0.05 level of significance. | | Keywords : | | - sports competition anxiety test
- anxiety
- chess players
- .cricket players
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