A study on task and ego orientation and self-esteem among college athletes

The objective of the present investigation was to study the task and ego orientation and self-esteem among college athletes. A total number of 80 college athletes (male = 35 and female = 45) of Odisha were included as subjects for the purpose of the study. All the subjects were tested on the psychological variables, i.e., task and ego orientation and self-esteem. Task and ego orientation of the subjects were measured by using Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) by Duda & Nicholls, (1992). To measure the self esteem level of the athletes, Rosenberg's (1965) Self-esteem scale was used. T-test was applied to find out the significance difference between task oriented college athletes and ego oriented college athletes on self-esteem. Result revealed that task oriented college athletes differed significantly from ego oriented college athletes on self-esteem. A