RELATIONSHIP OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF THE ENGINEERING STUDENT ATHLETES

Abstract

The research was conducted on relationship of achievement motivation and socio-economic status of the engineering students. The sample consisted of 300 Athletes selected randomly from different engineering colleges affiliated to Punjab Technical University. The main objective of the study was to find out the relationship of achievement motivation and Socio-economic status of Athletes. Bhargava’s achievement motivation scale and Rajbir singh, Radhey Shyam and Satish kumar’s Socio-economic status Scale Questionnaire was administered. On the basis of Chi-square, Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression analysis, it was found that the sportsperson’s achievement motivation is not affected by the socio economic status of their family. The significant correlation was set at .05 level..