Vol. 2, Issue 7, Part G (2016)

Abstract
The purpose of the study was to analysis the Psychological differentials among men Football, Hockey and Cricket Players. To achieve this purpose of the study ninety (N=90) men players were selected. Among them, thirty (n=30) Football players, thirty (n=30) Hockey players and thirty (n=30) Cricket players who have participated in the Anna University Inter Collegiate tournament during the year 2014-2015 were selected as subjects. The age of the subjects were ranged from 18 to 21 years. Among the Psychological factors only Aggression, Self-Esteem and Social Adjustment were selected as criterion variables. Aggression was assessed by Sports Aggression Inventory constructed and standardized by Prof. Anand Kumar Shrivastava & Prem Shankar Shukla. Self-esteem was assessed by the total scores in Canadian Self Esteem Inventory (CSEI) developed by Dr. Ambika Prasad Pandey and Social adjustment was assessed by the total scores in Deva’s Social Adjustment Inventory (SAI) constructed by Dr. R.C. Deva. The data collected from the three groups was statistically analyzed by using Analysis of variance (ANOVA). Scheffe’s post hoc test was applied to determine the significant difference between the paired means. In all the cases 0.05 level of confidence was fixed significance was fixed. The results of the study showed that there was a significant difference among Football, Hockey and Cricket Players.