A STUDY ON SELF ESTEEM AMONG MEN AND WOMEN VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Authors

  • Ajeesh P.T Physical Education Teacher (High School), Govt.VHSS Malayinkeezhu, TVM, Kerala,India

Keywords:

Psychology, Belief, Emotion and Self

Abstract

Self esteem is a term used in psychology to reflect a person's overall emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the self. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs and emotions such as triumph, despair, pride and shame. Self-esteem is the experience of being competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and being worthy of happiness. The purpose of the present study was to compare the level of self-esteem among men and women National Volleyball players. The sample for the study consists of 20 men National Volleyball Players and 20 women National Volleyball Players are the Participants in the Federation Cup National Volleyball Championship held at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Pathanamthitta, Kerala during the year 2012-2013. The age of the subjects ranged from 18 to 30 years. To find out their level of self-esteem, Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSES) developed by Rosenberg (1965) was administered on the subjects. ‘t’ test was used to analyze the data. Results of the study revealed no significant difference between men and women National Volleyball Players in regard to Self esteem

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Published

2013-09-30

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P.T, A. (2013). A STUDY ON SELF ESTEEM AMONG MEN AND WOMEN VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS. International Journal of Behavioral Social and Movement Sciences Established in March 2014 | Published Quarterly (March, June, September, December), 2(3), 56–63. Retrieved from https://ijobsms.org/index.php/ijobsms/article/view/163

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2013): Volume 02 Issue 03 JUL-SEP 2013

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