COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE PLAYERS OF CRICKET AND VOLLEYBALL
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Team Game, Non-contact Sports, Anxiety, Depression, Psychological Wellbeing, Sports PerformanceAbstract
The pressure to perform well in every game can lead to significant psychological strain. The social dynamics of team sports also impact mental well-being. As a competitive team sport, cricket presents unique mental health challenges for players. Volleyball is an intermittent game where maintaining a high level of performance over time is required. A growing body of research has begun to focus on mental health within professional sports. This study aims to compare the mental health of cricket and volleyball players. 30 cricket and 30 volleyball players participated in the current study, aged 19 to 24. An independent t-test was used to determine whether there is any significant difference between cricket and volleyball players’ mental health. Cricket players exhibited poorer Mental health than Volleyball players. Gender-based differences revealed that Male Cricket players had poorer mental health than Male Volleyball players. No significant difference was found between the mental health of female players in both sports.
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