Published: January 05, 2015

Study of Personality of Football Players at Different Levels of Participation

Dr. Manmeet Gill
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Dr. Anu Sharma
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Nirmaljit Singh
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Abstract

The objective of the study was to analyses the personality differences among football players at different levels of participation. For the purpose of the study 216 football players were selected as subjects who had won first four positions in Panjabi University Inter-college tournament, All India Inter University and National level football championships. The criteria measure adopted for the present study for selected psychological variables was ----Personality was assessed with NEO Personality Inventory developed by Paul T Costa, Jr and Robert R Mccrea, was used to assess the personality of football players at different levels of participation. The data was analysed by using Descriptive Statistics and TWO WAY analysis of variance methods to assess and compare selected psychological variable of first four positions at three different levels of performance. The data collected during the Punjabi university Inter college tournament, All India Inter University and National level tournament and psychological questionnaire were administered on the subjects for psychological characteristics. On the basis of the finding of the study it was revealed that insignificant differences were found between mean among the three groups at three different levels of competition in relation to personality.

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Personality Players and Football                                  
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