A STUDY ON SELF-CONCEPT AND ATTITUDE OF STATE LEVEL GYMNASTS, ATHLETES AND YOGIC PRACTITIONERS
Keywords:
Gymnasts, Athletes and Yoga.Abstract
Considering the role of self-concept and attitude on human activities the investigator intended to compare the self-concept and attitude of state level gymnasts, athletes and yogic practitioners. Psychology takes a great role in sports and games. Self-concept and attitude are complex component of behaviour. Methodology: Total sixty (N=60) male state level performer i.e. twenty gymnasts (Gr. G); twenty athletes (Gr. A) and twenty yogic practitioners (Gr. Y) were randomly selected as subjects for the present study. The age ranged of the subjects was from 17 to 19 years. Self-concept Inventory and attitude inventory were employed to all the subjects of each group and to collect the self-concept scores and attitudes scores were analysed by F-ratio and level of significance was set at .05 level of confidence. To find out the superiority of the groups critical ratio was also employed. Results: The result of the present study showed that the significant difference was observed among Gr. G, Gr. A and Gr. Y in self-concept and attitude by ANOVA at .05 level of confidence and self-concept appraisal and attitude appraisal are not same among Gr. G, Gr. A and Gr. Y. Critical difference was also showed that Gr. Y was superior to Gr. G and Gr. A and Gr. G was also superior to Gr. A in comparing the self-concept and attitudes of state level gymnasts, atheletes and yogic practitioners. Conclusion: Yogasanas was superior to gymnastics and atheletics and gymnastics was also superior to football in comparing to self-concept and attitude among state level players.
Metrics
References
Goon, A. M., Gupta, M. K., Das Gupta, B. (1982). Fundamental of Statistics. Vol.II, Calcutta: The World Press Pvt. Ltd.
Kamalesh, M. L. (2002). Psychology in Physical Education and Sports. New Delhi (India): Metropolitan Book Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Anderson J.L. and Freshman B.A. (1982), A Comparison of the Effect of Physical Education Classes in Boxing and Gymnastics on Self-Concept of College Comparison of Level Aspirations. Research Quarterly.
Bhole M.V. and Karambelkar P.V. (1971). Yoga practice in relation to the theraputics. Yoga Mimamsa.14, 29-31.
Deshpande S, Nagendra H.R, Raghuram N, (2009). A randomized control trial of the effect of yoga on gunas(personality) and self-esteem in normal healthy volunteers. International Journal of Yoga, 2:1, 13-21.
Morison, N.& Ibrahim, H. (1981), Self-actualisation and Self-concept Among Athletes, Research Quarterly. (68), 47-49.
Ekeland, E., Heian, F., Hagen, K.B., Abbott, J.M. & Nordheim, L. (2004). Exercise to Improve Self-esteem in Children and Young People. Cochrane Database of Systemetic Review. Issue-1. Retrieved from http://mrw.interscience.wiley.com
Yadhav; S. G., (2006). Impact of yogic practice on self-concept. , Abstract of Kolkata Conferrence, 2006. Retrieved from www.vyasa.org/conference/programme.outline.asp.
Arabaci, R., “ Attitudes toward physical education and class performance of Turkish secondary and high school students”, Elementary Education Online, 8(1), 2-8, 2009. http://ilkogretim-online.org.tr.
Christodoulas, A. D., Douda, H. T., Polykratis, S.P., and Tokmakidis, S. P., “Attitudes toward exercise and physical activities behaviours in Greek schoolchildren after a year long health education intervention”, British Journal of Sports Medicine 2006;40:367-371.Ben-Shlomo L.S. and Short M.A. The Effect of Physical Exercise on Self-Attitude. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 1983, 3:4,11-28.
Hagger M, Cale L, Almond L, Arnd K. Children’s Physical Activity Levels and Attitudes Toward Physical Activity, European Physical Education Review, 1997, 3:2, 144-164.
Liu Wenhao, Wang Jianyu and Xu Furong (2008). Middle School Children’s Attitude toward Physical Activity. International Journal of Physical Education, 3(2), 78-83.
Norbert Robert (1971), “The Relationship between Sports Participation Attitude toward Sports, SES and Self-concept of Male Problem Youth.” Dissertation Abstract International, Vol.31, No.87, Pp3943-A.
Mandeep Singh Nathial, Analysis of set shot in basketball in relation with time to perform the course and displacement of center of gravity, American Journal of Sports Science, Vol.2 Issue.5 pp: 122-126 (2014). Retrieved from https://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo.aspx?journalid=155& doi=10.11648/j.ajss.20140205.13
Mandeep Singh (2010). Evaluation And Improvement of Sports Techniques Through Biomechanical Updated Analyzing Technology, University News, Journal of Higher Education Association of Indian Universities, Association of Indian Universities, Vol:48:Issue.05;2010 Pp45-57, 2010
Mandeep Singh Nathial, A Study of Adjustment and Emotional Intelligence of University Coaches in India, American Journal of Applied Psychology. Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2014, pp. 122-126. doi: 10.11648/j.ajap.20140306.11
Nathial, mandeep singh. A COMPARATIVE AND ANALYTICAL STUDY OF SELF-ESTEEM AND JOB SATISFACTION IN ATHLETES AND NON ATHLETES. Journal of Advances in Social Science and Humanities, 2(10). https://doi.org/10.15520/jassh210123
Singh, M., Kour, R., & Kour, A., A collaborative diversified investigation of respective responses of sports person coaches and organizations on criminalization of doping. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6 (S3), 11295–11310. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.8641
Mandeep Singh., Assessment of Vocational Interests of Pahadi & Bakarwal School Students In Relation To Their Gender. Int J Recent Sci Res. 9(3), pp. 24817-24819.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0903.1731
Singh, M., & Deol, N. S.; KINEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF HIGH DRIVE IN SOCCER. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH PEDAGOGY AND TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION AND MOVEMENT SCIENCES, 1(01). Retrieved from https://ijems.net/index.php/ijem/article/view/5
