Positional Variations in Competitive Anxiety and Aggression Among Football Players: A Comparative Study

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Published: Feb 4, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/jrtdd.v5i1.3594
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Team sport, Competitive anxiety, Aggression, Football

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Dr. Toy. C. T
Dr. Sreejith Raj

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The study sought to compare the psychological characteristics of football players based on their position on the field among those who participated in the University of Calicut's Inter Collegiate Football Championship in the academic year 2021-22. The research used a deliberate sampling strategy.  In the academic year 2021–2022, 132 male football players who played for the University of Calicut participated in intercollegiate competitions.  The age range of the participants was 18 to 25 years old.  The three subject groups were defenders (n = 44), midfielders (n = 44), and strikers (n = 44) according to their competition positions.  A standard online questionnaire with standardized measures of competitive anxiety and aggression was given to the subjects in order to assess their psychological characteristics. Furthermore, to determine the group differences, a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was utilized.  A significance level of 0.05 was selected in order to test the hypothesis.  The test was utilized as the L.S.D Post-Hoc Test for additional analysis.  Version 24 of the statistical software for social science (SPSS) was employed. It is clear from this that there will be notable variations in Aggression and Competitive Anxiety among football players of different positions.

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Dr. Toy. C. T, & Dr. Sreejith Raj. (2022). Positional Variations in Competitive Anxiety and Aggression Among Football Players: A Comparative Study. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 5(1), 309–314. https://doi.org/10.53555/jrtdd.v5i1.3594
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Dr. Toy. C. T

Dr. Toy.C.T , Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, St. Thomas College (Autonomous) Thrissur, Kerala, India.

Dr. Sreejith Raj

Dr. Sreejith Raj, Assistant Professor & Department of Physical Education, St. Thomas College (Autonomous) Thrissur. Kerala, India.

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