A Comparative Study of Self-Concept & Mental Toughness on Selected Kabaddi Players of Gujarat

Self-concept questionnaire, constructed and standardised by Rajkumar Saraswat, whereas the Mental toughness questionnaire, constructed and standardised by Tiwari, Sharma and Jyoti, was administered on 100 Kabaddi Players (50 male & 50 female) of Gujarat. The age of subjects ranged between 19 and 26 years. The objectives of the study were to assess and compare the Self-concept & Mental Toughness among male and female Kabaddi players of Gujarat. Statistical analysis was done by t-test, and the significance of the result was seen at the 0.05 level. The t-test showed that there was a significant difference found in the sub-variables of self-confidence, attention control and attitude control between male & Female Kabaddi Players. There was no significant difference found in the self-concept & sub-variable of motivation control, goal setting and visual and imagery and total mental toughness score.