Assessment of Passion among University Volleyball Players
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passion,, harmonious passion, obsessive passion,, psychological well beingAbstract
AbstractThe purpose of the study was to assess and compare the harmonious passion and obsessive passion among the volleyball players of Himachal Pradesh University and University of Delhi Method: For the purpose of the study the data was collected from the University Volleyball teams of Himachal Pradesh University and University of Delhi by using Passion Scale developed by Vallerand et.al (2003). It consists of fourteen statements. It consists of two sub-scales, namely, harmonious passion and obsessive passion having seven statements each. All items were rated on a 7-point likert scale ranged from 1(strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Statistical technique: statistical techniques employed were mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The level of significance chosen was 0.05. Result: the result of the study revealed that there was no significant difference in the passion, both harmonious passion and obsessive passion, among the volleyball players of Himachal Pradesh University and University of Delhi.
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