A STUDY OF PERSONALITY AND ANXIETY IN AMATEUR KARATE PLAYERS

Abstract: The primary aim of the study was to determine the personality and anxiety of Amateur Karate players. 50 Karate players and 50 other than Karate players is sample size of the study. The personality was measure through Eysenck Personality Questionnaire - Revised (EPQ-R) and Anxiety was measure through Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT). The findings of the study indicates that karate players significantly less extrovert tendency than Other than Karate Players. The another findings of the study indicates that karate players significantly less Psychotic tendency than Other than Karate Players. The result reveals that No significant difference of Neuroticism and Lie scale found between Karate and Other than Karate Players. The findings of the study indicates that karate players significantly less Anxious than Other than Karate Players.

Keywords: Extraversion, Psychoticism, Neuroticism, Lie-Scale, Anxiety