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Abstract:
Context: The physical and psychological advantages of yoga are well-known. Yogic practice is gaining
popularity these days due to the fact that it trains and disciplines the mind. Yogic philosophy claims the ability
to transport an individual into a state of perfect psychological and physical peace. This present study was
Socused on evaluating the effect of Yogic Practice on Mental Toughness and Anxiety.
Aim: The study was conducted to investigate the Effect of Yogic Practice on Mental Toughness and Anxiety of
Physical Education Students.
Methods and Material: Forty (40) male students from Manipur University's Department of Physical Education
and Sports Science were randomly selected as study participants in order to fulfill the purpose of the research.
They were further divided into two groups, the Experiment Group (EG) and Control Group (CG), each with 20
participants. The subjects ranged in age from 18 to 23 years old. The eight-week Yogic practice consists of five
days a week, with one hour of sessions in the morning (6:00am to 7:00 am). The yoga practice was performed
by the experiment group, while no particular yoga practice was performed by the control group. The pre- and
post -tests were conducted before and after the eight weeks yogic practice by using mental toughness
questionnaire (MTQ) by Alan Goldberg and sports competition anxiety test (SCAT) by Rainer Martens.
Results: The data was examined statistically using a paired sample t-test, and the level of significance was fixed
at 0.05. The results of the present study revealed that the eight weeks of yogic practice had a significant
influence on the mental toughness and sports competition anxiety of the experiment group (EG) compared to the
control group (CG).
Conclusion: The study concluded that the yogic practice, when practiced regularly for eight weeks, improves
mental toughness and reduces sports competition anxiety in male physical education students.
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