Abstract
The age factor also having the influence on the personality traits of sports players many research works already shown that there was influence of age on the personality traits of the sample groups. In the present research work the investigator
wanted to reveal the influence of the age factor on the personality traits of the sports players, the study objectives as follows, to find out the level of personality traits of sports players of Gulbarga University. To compare the personality traits among the
sports players sub groups, the study hypothesis – there would be significance difference in the personality traits of sports players due to difference in their age groups. The sample of the study – thirty senior sports players and thirty junior players taken as a sample for the research study. Research design – the investigator made the two sample groups as senior and junior group and given the instruction about the study, conducted test on the personality traits 16 pf of R.B.Catells scale was used to measure the traits among the sports players Tools used – 16 pf of R.B.Catells scale was used to measure the traits among the sports players, the investigator tested only five personality traits in the study. Statistical tools – mean, sd, t tests were used to find out the influence of the age factor on the personality traits of sports players of Gulbarga university.
Key words: Personality traits, Age factor.
Author- Dr. Pradeepkumar Mahantagouda