An Assessment of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Individual and Team Game Players: -

Abstract

In this study individual and team game players, who used to take part in inter-college matches and tournaments was selected as subjects to assess the depression, anxiety and stress. the investigator selected thirty (30) players [15 from individual game and 15 from team game] of Lakshmibai national institute of physical education, Gwalior (M.P.). The age group of the subjects was ranged from (20-25) years.To measure depression, anxiety and stress among individual and team game players, a questionnaire Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS 42) developed by Lovibond Lovibond (1995) was used to evaluate the depression, anxiety and stress of the subjects. The data was collected from the college players who used to take part in inter-college matches and tournaments.the present study, reveals that depression in individual game players has mean score (M= 12.66) with standard deviation (SD= 3.67), team game players mean score (M=9.20) with standard deviation (SD= 3,38) whereas mean score of stress in individual game players was (M=16.60) with standard deviation ( SD= 4.80), team game players mean score of stress (M=13.33) with standard deviation(5.00). the individual game players mean anxiety score was (M=12.06) with standard deviation (SD=2.89) and in team game players mean anxiety score was (M=11.86) with standard deviation (SD=2.41). From table 1 the P-values of depression P-value (0.012) <0.05, anxiety P-value> 0.839 and stress P-value> 0.079. Depression among the individual and team game players were significant at 0.05 level of significance with the P-value (0.012). The study also shows that the mild severity of depression in individual and team game players. The severity of stress in team game players was normal. The severity of anxiety in individual and team game players was also nearly normal.