A Comparative Study of Socio Economic Status of Self Concept and Attitude of State Level Players of Team and Individual Sports

On the basis of the integrative concept of self esteem discussed in sport related literature, various studies refer to its importance in the context of sports activities. Self esteem is often understood as a personality trait because it tends to be durable and stable. No accurate description is available regarding the types of sports in which subjects participated. The main purpose of the research was to identify and compare the levels of self esteem and self confidence of players practicing individual and team sports. The self esteem and self confidence levels were measured by the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale and the Self Confidence Test. All participants were both males and females. Subjects were divided into two categories 40 for individual sports and 40 for team sports. There were two evaluation periods P1, the beginning of the preparation period, and P2, the beginning of the competition period. There were statistically significant differences for P1 p 0.002 and P2 p 0.003 . The differences between the average values of the two periods were 5.8 points and 3.8 points, both favorable to the group of players who practiced individual sports. There were significant differences between the individual and team players in self esteem level. Individual players presented a higher level of self esteem. Dr. Yashpal Singh Bhati | Dr. Jagdish Narayan Saini "A Comparative Study of Socio Economic Status of Self Concept and Attitude of State Level Players of Team and Individual Sports" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49963.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/49963/a-comparative-study-of-socio-economic-status-of-self-concept-and-attitude-of-state-level-players-of-team-and-individual-sports/dr-yashpal-singh-bhati