Changes in Positive and Negative Mood Among Badminton Players Before and After a Friendly Match

Appan Basfore; Raj Ghosh; Samiran Mondal

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.89997

Changes in Positive and Negative Mood Among Badminton Players Before and After a Friendly Match

Author(s)	Mr. Appan Basfore, Mr. Raj Ghosh, Prof. Samiran Mondal
Country	India
Abstract	Emotional state before and after competition can influence athletic performance, particularly in a fast-paced racket sport such as badminton, where quick decision-making and emotional control are essential. This study examined pre-match and post-match mood states among badminton players using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), a validated 20-item self-report measure of Positive Affect (PA) and Negative Affect (NA). Negative Mood is related to anxiety and general distress, but PANAS does not measure sport-specific anxiety directly. Fifteen male national-level badminton players, aged 18-23 years, were selected through convenience sampling from the Residential Badminton Training Centre, Khelgaon, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Participants completed the PANAS approximately 15 minutes before a friendly match and again immediately after it. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and paired-samples t-tests (with Wilcoxon signed-rank tests as a robustness check), with significance set at p ≤ 0.05. Positive Mood decreased significantly from pre-match (M = 43.4, SD = 5.21) to post-match (M = 39.4, SD = 2.32), t(14) = 3.17, p = 0.007, dz = 0.82. Negative Mood decreased from a pre-match mean of 18.2 (SD = 4.23) to a post-match mean of 16.2 (SD = 6.00), but this change was not statistically significant (t(14) = 1.30, p = 0.213, dz = 0.34). One player showed a marked post-match increase in Negative Mood (15 to 32); with this player excluded, the Negative Mood decrease was significant (p < 0.001), so the Negative Mood result is sensitive to this single case. Match outcome and performance were not recorded, so no conclusions about performance can be drawn. The findings suggest that a friendly match is followed by lower positive mood, while the change in negative mood is small and inconsistent across players. Future studies should add sport-specific anxiety measures, match outcomes and larger samples.
Keywords	Badminton, PANAS, Positive Mood, Negative Mood, Pre-match, Post-match
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On	2026-10-17
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.89997

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