• Mr.Ashish Govindrao Barde

Abstract: The aim of this investigation was to compare the Self Esteem and Mental Health between Team and Individual Game Player with Reference to their Sports Participation. For fulfill the purpose, the researcher has taken 40 male sports persons, 20 from each group, by using available purposive sampling method, the ages ranging from 19-24 years. The players were selected from affiliated colleges of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati. The variables selected for the research work like that self-esteem and mental health. Researcher hypothesized that there will be significant difference found in self-esteem and mental health between team and individual game player with reference to sports participation. The data of self-esteem and mental health were collected by using standard questionnaire. To assess Self-esteem, Self-esteem Scale prepared by Dr. Morris Rosenberg was used. Also, the standardized scale by Dr. Jagadish, Dept. of Psychology R.B.S. College, Agra, & Dr. A. K. Srivastava Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi was used for the collection of data of mental health. After that collected data was put into Microsoft Excel to develop Master Chart and then‘t’ test was used for the statistical treatment. To test the hypothesis the level of significance was set at 0.05 level of confidence, after the statistical analysis of data related to the self-esteem and mental health between Team and Individual Game Player, it was found that there is significant difference in self-esteem and no significant difference in mental health between team and individual game player with reference to their sports participation. Hence the researcher’s hypothesis is partially accepted.

Keywords: Self-Esteem, Mental Health, Sports Person, Sports Participation, Team and Individual Game Player, etc.

"Comparative Study on Self Esteem and Mental Health between Team and Individual Game Player with Reference to their Sports Participation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.f581-f587, March-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303573.pdf

"Comparative Study on Self Esteem and Mental Health between Team and Individual Game Player with Reference to their Sports Participation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no. ppf581-f587, March-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303573.pdf