EFFECT OF FEAR ON SELF-CONFIDENCE OF SPORTS PLAYERS

Mr. Vishal Singh Sengar and Prof. (Dr.) S. K. Yadav, Professor

Abstract

This paper focused on comparison of self-confidence of sports players with fear as one of the important factor. Self-confidence was checked by developing self-confidence questionnaire. One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was applied to determine the effect of fear on self-confidence in players. The sample comprised of 400 male and female players of different sport, whose age ranged between 19 to 30 years through SPSS Package 21.0. Suitable hypothesis was framed for the statistical analysis and the significant level was set at 0.05. The result indicated significant effect of fear on self-confidence.
Keywords: Self-Confidence, Fear, Performance and Injury.