A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE COMPONENTS OF EMOTIONAL MATURITY IN MALE HANDBALL AND VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Authors

  • Dr. Amarjit Singh Gill Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, R.K. Arya College, Nawanshahr, Punjab, India

Keywords:

Emotional Maturity, Handball and Volleyball Players.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the comparative analysis of Emotional Maturity in Male Handball and Volleyball Players. To obtain data, the investigator had selected Twenty (N=20) male inter-college level handball and volleyball players of R.K. Arya College, Nawanshahr, Punjab were selected for this study. The subjects were purposively assigned into two groups: Handball Players (n1=10) and Volleyball Players (n2=10). To measure the level of emotional maturity among subjects, Emotional Maturity Scale constructed by Singh and Bhargava’s (1980) was administered. To determine the significant differences of Emotional Maturity in Male Handball and volleyball Players, unpaired t-test was employed for data analyses. To test the hypothesis, the level of significance was set at 0.05. In a nutshell it can be said that from the findings that insignificant differences were found between Male Handball and volleyball Players on the sub-variables: Emotional unstability, Emotional regression, Social maladjustment, Personality disintegration, Lack of independence and overall emotional maturity.

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2016-03-31

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Singh Gill, D. A. (2016). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE COMPONENTS OF EMOTIONAL MATURITY IN MALE HANDBALL AND VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS. International Journal of Behavioral Social and Movement Sciences Established in March 2014 | Published Quarterly (March, June, September, December), 5(1), 56–61. Retrieved from https://ijobsms.org/index.php/ijobsms/article/view/309

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2016): Volume 05 Issue 01 JAN-MAR 2016

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