EFFECT OF SELECTED PRANAYAMA (NADISUDHI, BRAMARI) ON SELF EFFICACY, SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-CONCEPT AMONG STATE LEVEL KHO-KHO PLAYERS.

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the effects of psychological variables between pranayama trainees and control group among the twenty Kho-Kho students of age range 15-17 were randomly selected SMMHSS PAZHAMBALACODE PALAKKAD DISRICT. To measure Self-concept, Self-efficacy, Self-esteem to measure Rosenberg Scale is used. The mean and standard deviation of the two groups were calculated. The difference between mean was derived and t-ratio was worked out, t-ratio was used to find out the significant difference of the mean of pranayama trainees and control group. In the case of self-concept by using by test the obtained t-ratio 5.43 was greater than of 2.101 at 0.05 levels of significance for the degree of freedom 18. Therefore the difference between the mean was statistically significant and hypothesis was accepted In the case of speed of self-efficacy by using by the obtained tratio 4.72 was greater than the table t-value of 2.101at 0.05 levels of significance for the degree of freedom 18. Therefore the difference between the mean was statistically significant and hypothesis was accepted. In the case of self-esteem by using by the obtained t-ratio 4.56 was greater than the table t-value of 2.101 at levels of significance for the degree of freedom 18. Therefore the difference between the mean was statistically significant and hypothesis was accepted.