Psychological Evaluations of Sports Persons with Disability
Journal of Education and Practice
ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online)
Vol 3, No 6, 2012
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Psychological Evaluation of Sports Persons with Disability
Syed. Tariq Murtaza, Mohd. Imran*
Department of Physical Health and Sports Education,Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002,
(U.P.), India.
*E-mail Corresponding Author: imranphe09@yahoo.co.in
Acknowledgement: the authors would like to acknowledge the cooperation of UGC-SAP (DRS-I)
Programme, Department of Physical Health and Sports Education, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to compare the sensation seeking and anxiety state of sports person with impairment vision problem. The total thirty (15Cricketers and 15 Sprinters) male Open
National tournament players were selected for this study. The age of the subjects were ranged between
18 to 25 years. The data on sensation seeking and anxiety state of the subjects were obtained by using a questionnaire developed by Neary and Zuckerman (1976). The t test was used to determine the difference between the mean score of the cricketers and sprinters. Results revealed that there was a significant difference between Cricketers and sprinters in their sensation seeking and anxiety state at
0.05 level of significance with 28 degree of freedom. Study showed that cricketers have higher level of sensation seeking and anxiety state as compared to sprinters.
Key Words: Persons with vision impairment, Cricketers, Sprinters, Sensation Seeking and Anxiety
State.
1.
Introduction:
Very few people are aware of the fact that the Paralympics games are the gift of Second World
War. After the Second World War patients suffering from various serious injuries were treated by various physicians and surgeons like Sir Ludwing Gutman. It was the Sir Ludwing Gudman who realized for the first time that the injury or disability of the body is not a disease or infirmity, rather it is a condition
ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online)
Vol 3, No 6, 2012
www.iiste.org
Psychological Evaluation of Sports Persons with Disability
Syed. Tariq Murtaza, Mohd. Imran*
Department of Physical Health and Sports Education,Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002,
(U.P.), India.
*E-mail Corresponding Author: imranphe09@yahoo.co.in
Acknowledgement: the authors would like to acknowledge the cooperation of UGC-SAP (DRS-I)
Programme, Department of Physical Health and Sports Education, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to compare the sensation seeking and anxiety state of sports person with impairment vision problem. The total thirty (15Cricketers and 15 Sprinters) male Open
National tournament players were selected for this study. The age of the subjects were ranged between
18 to 25 years. The data on sensation seeking and anxiety state of the subjects were obtained by using a questionnaire developed by Neary and Zuckerman (1976). The t test was used to determine the difference between the mean score of the cricketers and sprinters. Results revealed that there was a significant difference between Cricketers and sprinters in their sensation seeking and anxiety state at
0.05 level of significance with 28 degree of freedom. Study showed that cricketers have higher level of sensation seeking and anxiety state as compared to sprinters.
Key Words: Persons with vision impairment, Cricketers, Sprinters, Sensation Seeking and Anxiety
State.
1.
Introduction:
Very few people are aware of the fact that the Paralympics games are the gift of Second World
War. After the Second World War patients suffering from various serious injuries were treated by various physicians and surgeons like Sir Ludwing Gutman. It was the Sir Ludwing Gudman who realized for the first time that the injury or disability of the body is not a disease or infirmity, rather it is a condition
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