COMPARISON OF PERSONAL STRESS BETWEEN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND NON PHYSICAL STUDENTS

Dr. Rajesh Dhauta

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to compare the personal stress between physical education students and non-physical education students. The available literature on research work so far done in the field of sports psychology indicates that stress is more researched than any other area of the field. Researchers have studied stress level of physical education and non-physical education students. The Singh personal stress sources inventory (SPSSI), consisted of 35 Questions were used for the study. 15 physical education students and 15 non-physical education students were selected randomly as subjects from Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior (M.P.) The data was collected and statistically analyses by using ‘t’ ratio at 0.05 level of significance. The research indicated that the level of stress of physical education students and non-physical education students was significantly different at 0.05 level of significance. The study was also showed that physical education students have less personal stress than non-physical education students.

Keywords: Stress, Professional, Non Professional and Physical Education