doi no.: 05-2016-44975451, DOI Link :: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/04.2019-58644877/

Ajay Singh Hazari ¹,  Dr. Manoj Kumar Pathak²  & Dr. Rajkumar Sharma³

Affiliations

1 D Research Scholar, Rabindranath Tagore University Bhopal (M.P.)

2 Director and Head, Physical Education, Rabindranath Tagore University Bhopal (M.P.)

3 Chief Coach Gymnastic, Sports Authority of India, STC ext. Dhar, Malhar Ashram, Indore (M.P.)

ABSTRACT

Fear of failure is an achievement motive disposition that can be changed through certain achievement experiences.   The purpose of present  study was  to analyse and investigate the  the fear of failure among  national level boys  Mallakhamb players in different competitive age groups. The sample consisted of  one hundred and thirty two  national level boys   Mallakhamb players of  different competitive  groups The fear of failure questionnaire (FOFQ) is a sport-specific scale consisting of 48 items which was constructed by Shukla (2015) was used.  To assess the fear of failure of boys and girls on six  dimensions of National level boys and girls in different  competitive age groups, mean,  standard deviation,  F-ratio  were computed To check the obtained F-ratio,  the level of significance was set at .05 level. The results of the investigation revealed that  Indian boys Mallakhamb players in different competitive age group levels, as whole exhibited different fear of failure on coping strategies dimension of FOF.  But they  had similar  FOF  on goal setting,  self adequacy, uncertain future, self control,  and self evaluation  dimensions.

Keywords:  Fear of failure,  Indian, Mallakhamb,  players, Boys.

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