Comparative Study: Self-Esteem, Resilience and Emotional Regulation among Sports-Person and Non-Sports Person

Abstract

This study aims to analyze and compare the mean scores of self-esteem, resilience, and emotional regulation among male sports persons and non-sports persons. We selected 160 male adolescents between 13-18 years old from various schools of Delhi, India for this study. We used Rosenberg’s self-esteem questionnaire for self-esteem, Nicholson Mcbride Resilience Questionnaire for resilience, and Difficulty in Emotional Regulation Scale-Short Form for emotional regulation. Results of the T-test analysis display that significant differences exist among sports persons and non-sports persons for self-esteem, resilience, and emotional regulation. Additionally, we found that sports-person showed higher mean scores than non-sports person for self-esteem and resilience, but they displayed lower mean scores for emotional regulation suggesting they experience less dysregulation. These results highlight the importance of participation in sports for male adolescents and how engaging in sports can be useful in building self-esteem, resilience and emotional regulation.