doi no.:05.2017-42679316             DOI Link ::http://doi-ds.org/doilink/05.2017-42679316/ 

Ratin Jogi¹

Affiliations:

1 Sports Officer (I.T.), Guru Ghasidas Central University, Koni Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to study and investigate the   personality characteristics of state level gymnasts  of Chhattisgarh. One hundred (Sixty males and Forty females) gymnasts were randomly selected out of total participated gymnasts in the state school gymnastic  competition to serve as the subjects for this study. Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire-R ( E.P.Q.-R) prepared by Eysenck and .Eysenck (1975) was selected to measure the four dimensions of personality of state level Gymnasts of Chhattisgarh. To assess the   personality characteristics  of male and female Gymnasts of  State, level, Means and Standard Deviations were computed. In order to find out the significant difference between male and female gymnasts   of state  level on  personality factors, t-ratio was computed. To check  t- Ratio , level of significant was set at .05 level. The results of the study revealed that that  Female gymnasts of chhattisgarh state were found less psychotic in nature, more extroverted, less neurotic in nature and  social desirability than their counter parts.

Keywords: State level, Gymnasts, Extraversion, Neuroticism, Psychoticism, Males,   Females.

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