Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part H (2025)

Sports psychology focuses on understanding and improving human behaviour in sports and physical activity settings, particularly under practice and competitive conditions. The purpose of the present study was to conduct a comparative analysis of selected psychological variables—team cohesion and aggression—among women students from the Department of Education and the Department of Physical Education at ICFAI University, Tripura. A total of 100 women students (50 from each department), aged between 18 and 24 years, were randomly selected. Team cohesion was assessed using the Group Environment Questionnaire (Carron, Brawley, & Widmeyer, 1985), and aggression was measured through the Aggression Questionnaire developed by Buss and Perry (1992). An independent randomized research design was adopted, and the collected data were analyzed using the ‘t-test at the 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed a significant difference between the two groups in the ATGT (Attraction to Group-Task) dimension of team cohesion, with Physical Education students scoring higher than Education students. No significant differences were observed in ATGS, GIS, and GIT dimensions. Additionally, Physical Education students demonstrated significantly higher aggression scores compared to Education students. It was concluded that Physical Education students exhibited stronger task-related group cohesion and higher levels of aggression than their Education counterparts, highlighting distinct psychological profiles between the two academic disciplines.