International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 1

Self-esteem of sportsmen and non-sportsman

  • Author:
  • Abdolvahab Mohammadi
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 245 to 252

Research Scholar, Dept. of Psychology, University of Pune

Online published on 30 September, 2013.

Abstract

The aims of this study was A comparative study of the self-esteem of sportsmen and non sportsmen, hundred students between the aged of 18 to 24 including fifty sportsmen participating in different sports and fifty non-sportsmen of colleges of Pune University of the academic year 2011 were randomly selected. The researcher has chosen the descriptive comparative method.

For the collection of data research had admixture the self-esteem inventory tests. This test has %82-%85 validity and ratability. To evaluate and analyze the collected data in depend t-test was used. Conclusion of this study showed that physical practice has positive effect on improvement of self-esteem.

Keywords

self-esteem, sportsmen, non sportsmen, self-esteem and sport, Pune University students, comparative study, India