Factor Structure Study On Selected Psychological Variables Among Junior I-League Players

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate various psychological characteristics of Junior I-League football players. Major objectives of the study was to find prominent factors of the mental toughness and self-efficacy among Junior I-League football players. The study was delimited to 48 players selected from four clubs with 12 players each. The clubs are Gokulam Kerala F C, F C Kerala, Parappur F C and Kerala blasters F C. The study was hypothesized as there will not be any psychological factors among Junior I-League football players. The data were collected by psychological tools namely self-efficacy questionnaire and mental toughness questionnaire. The data were collected from the football players by administering the questionnaires directly. The players were assured regarding the confidentiality of their responses. The data was converted into data and analyzed by computing descriptive statistics, and factor analysis. To address the research issues, hypotheses were tested and discussed. The study had concluded as that there is prominent psychological factors among Junior I-League football players after the analysis of the data.