Author(s): Dr. Linet Khakha, Akshay Lodhi and Nitai Biswas

Abstract:
The objective of the study to compare the sports achievement motivation and sports competition anxiety among physical education students from Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. 75 students were selected as subject from department of physical education, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. 25 male students were participated from each class (B.P.E.S.-final year, B.P.Ed.-III^sem, M.P.ED.-III^sem). The variables were sports achievement motivation and sports competition anxiety. The obtained data were analyzed by applying ANOVA test in order to determine the psychological difference among three groups. The level of significance was set at 0.05. Table-I shows that the mean and standard deviation of achievement motivation of B.P.E.S. final year students were 119.92 ± 5.20, B.P.Ed.-III^semstudents were 123.08 ± 3.99 and M.P.ED.-III^semstudents were 121.28 ± 4.17. It is clear that the mean achievement motivation of B.P.Ed.-III^semstudents was greater than the other two groups. Table III shows that the mean and standard deviation of sports competition anxiety of B.P.E.S.-final year students were 18.76 ± 2.45, B.P.Ed.-IIIsemstudents were 20 ± 2.32 and M.P.ED.-III^semstudents were 20.12 ± 2.35. It is clear that the mean sports competition anxiety of M.P.ED.-III^semstudents was greater than the other two groups.

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