A comparative study of self-esteem, life satisfaction, and positive and negative affect among sports person and non-sports person

Pages: 136-143
Rahmat Kaur Kochar (Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh)

The literature on the youth sports emphasizes on the varied positive effects of sports participation ranging from being physically healthy to improved academic achievement, higher self esteem and better psychosocial development. The main purpose of the present study was to find out the significant differences in Self Esteem, Life Satisfaction and Positive and Negative Affect among sports persons and non sports persons. To achieve this, a sample of 60 subjects were selected (30 sports person & 30 non sports person). The participants age range was 18-25 years. To assess self-esteem, the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale was used. To measure Life Satisfaction, Satisfaction with Life Scale by Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffin, was used. Lastly Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) by Watson, Clark, and Tellegen, was used. Results were interpreted and found no significant effects of physical or athletic activity on Self-Esteem, Life satisfaction and Positive and Negative affect.