Level Of Anxiety Among The Athletes Of High And Low Helplessness

Abstract

Research Background: Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behavior. Helplessness is a sign of depression. Helplessness refers to multifaceted emotional, impulsivity and cognitive predisposition which usually is a consequence of a negative evaluation about the prospects of the person. In this study investigator find out the impact of level of helplessness on anxiety of athletes.

Objectives: The study objective was, to compare the significant difference in level of anxiety among the athletes of high and low helplessness. Other objective was, to study the significant difference in level of anxiety among male and female athletes.

Procedure: The present study, one hundred twenty athletes were selected. Out of them, sixty athletes were selected from high level helplessness, in which thirty were selected from male athletes and thirty were selected from female athletes as well as in the same way sixty athletes were selected from low level helplessness, in which thirty were selected from male athletes and thirty were selected from female athletes. The purposive sampling technique was used for the selection the sample. Their age range between was 18 to 30 years. In this study Comprehensive Anxiety Scale is developed by Dr. R. L. Bhardwaj, Dr. H. Sharma, and Dr. M. Bhargava and Helplessness Scale is developed by G. P. Mathur and R. K. Bhatnagar have been used.

Conclusions: It is concluded that, the athletes of low helplessness have found low level of anxiety than athletes of high helplessness. There is insignificant difference found in level of anxiety among the male and female athletes. Another concluded that, there is insignificant interaction found among type of athletes and type of gender in terms of their level of anxiety.