Psychological Evaluation of Sensation Seeking and Anxiety State among Body Builders and Weight Lifters

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to compare the sensation seeking on Body Builders and Weight Lifters. The total hundred (5o body builders and 50 weight lifters) male All-India intervarsity players were selected for this study. The age of the subjects were ranged between 18 to 25 years. The data on sensation seeking and anxiety state of the subjects were obtained by using a questionnaire developed by Neary and Zuckerman (1976). The t test was used to determine the difference between the mean score of the body builders and weight lifters. Results revealed that there was a significant difference between body builders and weight lifters at 0.05 level of significance with 98 degree of freedom. Study showed that body builders have higher level of sensation seeking and anxiety state as compared to weight lifters.