Gender and Competitive Level Differences in Goal Setting strategies among Kho Kho Players
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https://doi.org/10.60081/SSHA.3.2.2025.544-555Keywords:
Goal setting, Kho-Kho, Gender, Competitive level, psychological strategies, skill testAbstract
Background: Goal setting is a crucial psychological strategy that enhances performance, concentration, and motivation; it involves defining clear and measurable goals for both individual and team achievements.
Purpose: This study aims to investigate differences in goal setting strategies based on gender (Male & Female) and level of Participation (State, Inter-University, National Level & international level).
Methodology: A G*Power software was used to determine sample size (N = 93). A total of 103 subjects (61.17% male and 38.83% female) were selected for the present study, exceeding the required sample size. The age of the participants ranged from 12 to 28 years (M = 17.59). The Goal-Setting Questionnaire developed by Meenakshi and Lalit Sharma (2014), was used to assess the players goal setting strategies, using a 7-point Likert scale to assess the goal-setting strategies of the players. Descriptive statistics and two-way ANOVA were used for statistical analysis to examine differences in goal-setting strategies between male and female athletes across different levels of participation. The level of significance was set at p=.05.
Result: The result of two-way ANOVA revealed that men and women did not differ significantly in the following Sub-Variables of goal setting: goal-setting action (p>0.05), types of goals (p>0.05), team goal setting (p>0.05), goal-setting interaction with the coach (p>0.05). Similarly, no significant differences were found across all of the variables of goal setting across the level of participation. .
Conclusion: According to the findings of the study we concluded that most kho kho players demonstrate average goal setting behaviors, rarely set different types of goals, and have limited awareness of team goal setting. Additionally, coach rarely encourage players to set the types of Goals mentioned in the study.
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