Descriptive Analysis of the Selected Psychological Variables of North Zone Inter University Basketball Players

Abstract

 The purpose of the study was to study the selected psychological variables of North Zone Inter University Basketball Players. For the purpose of the study, 100 male basketball players were randomly selected as subjects of the study. The subjects were selected from the participants of North Zone Inter University Basketball Tournament for Men 2018-19, held at Jamia Hamdard University. To ensure a homogeneous group on the basis of performance, the research scholar selected the subjects from teams who had qualified for the pre-quarter finals (top-16 teams) of the tournament. The necessary data was collected by administering State Sports Confidence Inventory (SSCI) developed by Robin S. Vealey, Trait Sports Confidence Inventory (TSCI) developed by Robin S. Vealey, Self- Concept Questionnaire (SCQ) developed by Dr. Raj Kumar Saraswat and  Sports Morality Test developed by Dawn Slephae and David Layed Shield on the selected subjects. The result revealed that the State Sports Confidence (90.16 ± 9.06), Trait Sports Confidence (87.98 ± 10.13), Self- Concept (175.15 ± 17.00) and Sports Morality (77.48 ± 8.04) were found high among the North Zone Inter University basketball players.