Relationship between Preference for a Type of Sport and Two Aspects of Personality: Social Alienation and Self-Esteem
- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 54 (1) , 11-14
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1982.54.1.11
Abstract
96 casual sport participants took part in a study investigating the relationship between sport-preference and social alienation and between sport-preference and self-esteem. 32 subjects were primarily involved in individual sports, 32 in team-of-two sports, and 32 in larger team sports. Males and females were equally represented in each group. Preference for team sports was related to lower levels of social alienation in male and female participants. Higher levels of self-esteem were found among males involved in individual sports and females participating in team sports.Keywords
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