Author(s): Dr. Pathak KP and Dr. Navneet Aasi

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to compare the personality traits of graduate and post graduate students of physical education from Jalgaon. A total of Sixty (60) students both male and female, comparing 30 graduates (B.P.Ed.) and 30 post graduates (M.P.Ed.) students of physical education were randomly selected for the study. Subjects were selected from Eklavya College of Physical Education, Jalgaon through purposive sampling. The age of the subjects ranged between 20 to 28 years. To analyze the personality traits of the subjects: Eysenck personality inventory prepared by H.J. Eysenck and Sybil B.G. Eysenck was used. To ascertain the Eysenck personality inventory factors (Neuroticism) and (Extraversion) of the subjects, norm table of the questionnaire was referred and to compare the graduate and post graduate students of physical education in their Eysenck personality inventory factors ‘t’- test was applied at 0.05 level of significance. The analysis of data using ‘t’- test for finding the significance difference between graduate and post graduate students on (Neuroticism) showed an insignificant difference as well as the significance difference between graduate and post graduate students on (Extraversion) also showed an insignificant difference. The following conclusions are drawn: Graduate and Post Graduate students showed insignificant differences on the trait of Neuroticism as well as on Extraversion, though, Graduate students had slightly higher mean on trait of neuroticism than Post Graduate students. Similarly, Graduate students also showed slightly higher mean on the trait of extraversion than Post Graduate students.

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