Assessment of Neuroticism and psychoticism Between cricketers And Swimmers: A Psychological Probe

Authors

  • Manoj Goel

Abstract

The purpose of present study was to assess the Neuroticism and Psychoticism between Cricketers and Swimmers. The present study was conducted on 50 Cricketers and Swimmers of Khalsa College Amritsar, Punjab. Keeping in view the objectives, the players were categorized into two main groups: Cricketers (N1=25) and swimmers (N2=25).The age of subjects ranged between 18 to 25 years. The difference in the mean of each group for selected variable was tested by “t” test. The level of significance was set at 0.05. Analysis of data revealed that there were significant difference between Cricketers and Swimmers in the Neuroticism level and Psychoticism level. It is evident that Cricketers and Swimmers in Neuroticism test differed significantly, as they obtained t-value of 5.71 is more than the tabulated Value of t = 1.68.It is evident that Cricketers and swimmers in Psychoticism differed significantly, as the obtained t-value of 4.37 is much more than the tabulated Value of t = 1.68.

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Published

2010-11-30

How to Cite

Manoj Goel. (2010). Assessment of Neuroticism and psychoticism Between cricketers And Swimmers: A Psychological Probe. International Journal of Economic Perspectives, 4(1), 44–48. Retrieved from http://ijeponline.org/index.php/journal/article/view/115

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Peer Review Articles
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