1Chairman Professor, Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
2Assistant Professor, Keshav Mahavidyalya, University of Delhi
3Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
4Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
5Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
6M.Phil. Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Online Published on 14 June, 2023.
Mental health is a vital indicator of overall health as it is a cause as well as effect of other dimensions of health. Emotional maturity refers to the ability of an individual to self-actualise, connect and articulate the profound feelings and necessities in a constructive manner. Most of the studies that emphasized on the psychological aspects of sports performance in racquet sports are not appropriate in considering how broad the area is. With the present study the researchers aim to highlight the differences in the various dimensions of mental health and emotional maturity among tennis and badminton players.
The study is a survey type study with a between group research design. The sample consists of 40 tennis and 40 badminton players. The purposive sampling technique was used to attain the objectives of the study.
The results depicted that there were insignificant differences among badminton and tennis players with respect to mental health. Moreover, it was also reported that tennis players had better scores on self-concept dimension than badminton players. The results also depicted significant differences among badminton and tennis players with respect to overall emotional maturity. However, no significant differences were found in the sub variables emotional instability and personality disintegration.
Mental health, Emotional Maturity
