Vol. 2, Issue 1, Part D (2016)

Abstract
The purpose of the study was to compare the selected psychological variables among elite participating individual and team in SAI Caching center in Pondicherry. Nearly 60 subjects were selected for the study and aged range from 21 to 24 as per their age record. The subjects are divided into three groups uniformly. Group I are contain elite individual player group II contain elite team player and group III consider as a control group and the subject from Pondicherry and remaining group from SAI Caching center in Bangalore. Among group I and group II in 40 players, 20 players were participated in various individual events such as swimmers and athletes and remain 20 players were selected from hokey, volleyball, and Basketball. In the field of psychology variables are choosey for this study they are state anxiety, trait anxiety, mental health. The assessment of mental health tested by use of Trior personality Inventory (TPI) developed by peter Becker consisting 20 statements questioner. The assessment of state of anxiety tested by use of Trior personality Inventory (TPI) developed by peter Becker consisting 20 statements questioner. The assessment of state of personality tested by use of personality test developed by Dr. Phil consists to consisting 10 statements questioner. The data was statistically analysis by One Way ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the result the obtained ‘F’ value was 6.11 which was much greater than the required F value of 0.828 at 0.05 level of confidence so that we concluded Team players are very good in mental health may be because of the training and team coordination and they always merger minded when play and equal goal aspiration than the normal population and individual events participation. Mental health was significant on the three groups that exit the sports people are very well in psychologically compare the normal population also that proved by my research.