• Dr. K.I. Razia
• Dr.Biju Kumar.S ,

Abstract The purpose of the study was to determine the significant difference of selected psychological factors among male and female Kho-Kho players from different districts of Kerala. To realize the purpose of the study two hundreds male and female were selected. The subjects were state participated Kho-Kho players in the state of Kerala during the years 2010 to 2013.Twenty players in each male and female category were selected from five districts of Kerala like Palakkad, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Kannur in with their age ranged between 10 – 13 years. All the subjects were tested on the following selected psychological variables namely anxiety, self confidence and achievement motivation. The psychological variables were measured by using standardized questionnaires; for anxiety, Questionnaire SCAT by Martens, for Self confidence, Questionnaire by Agnihotry and Achievement motivation, Questionnaire by M.L. Kamalesh was used. The data collected from the male and female sub junior players in the state of Kerala on selected psychological factors were statistically analyzed to find out the significant difference if any, by one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The LSD Post-hoc test was used for testing the significant difference if any; among the paired group means. The level of significant chosen was 0.05 levels. The present study was to investigate the selected psychological factors of male and female Kho-Kho players from different districts of Kerala. The psychological factors selected for the study was anxiety, self confidence and achievement motivation. Considering the psychological factors of the study in the male Kho-Kho players from selected districts of Kerala, it has been found that there is no significant difference anxiety, self confidence and achievement motivation of male Kho-Kho players from different districts of Kerala. Previous study made by Mukesh Kumar Verma (2017) and Sunil Kumar (2016) support the results of the present study.

PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES,KHO-KHO

"COMPARISON OF SELECTED PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES AMONG KHO-KHO PLAYERS FROM DIFFERENT DISTRICTS OF KERALA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.1293-1297, October-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010166.pdf

"COMPARISON OF SELECTED PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES AMONG KHO-KHO PLAYERS FROM DIFFERENT DISTRICTS OF KERALA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no. pp1293-1297, October-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010166.pdf