Achievement Motivation and Pre-mature Anxiety among Wrestlers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61506/01.00223Keywords:
Wrestling, pre-mature anxiety, achievementAbstract
The aim of the present study was to measure the relationship between achievement motivation and pre-mature anxiety. The study further explored the difference of achievement motivation and pre-mature anxiety with respect to weight category, wrestling club training, gym training, and type of wresting (mud wrestling and matt wresting). To perform the current study, a survey was administered using a structured questionnaire in this correlational study. The quantitative research methodology was opted and 110 wrestlers of Multan were surveyed. The correlational study highlighted that there is a significant relationship between achievement motivation and premature anxiety. That there is a negative and significant relationship between achievement motivation and premature anxiety. This means that the increase in achievement motivation is likely to decrease premature anxiety among the wrestlers. This is an important finding that highlights the potential coping strategy to enhance the performance of the wrestlers by enhancing achievement motivation among them. The results showed that only the weight has negative but significant relationship with achievement motivation and all other variables are positively and significantly associated with the achievement motivation. It means the more the increase in the weight of the wrestler is linked with the decrease in achievement motivation. The increase in the wrestling camp training is likely to increase the achievement motivation as the experience matters. The results further showed that the increase in gym training will result increase in achievement motivation.
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