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Relationship Between Self-Esteem And Athletic Participation, Megan Duffey, Raina Diziki, Ben Vollmer, Latonya Porter
Relationship Between Self-Esteem And Athletic Participation, Megan Duffey, Raina Diziki, Ben Vollmer, Latonya Porter
2022 SACS Symposium
The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between one’s participation in athletics and levels of self-esteem. Researchers wanted to examine if a person’s participation in competitive sports led to higher levels of self-esteem as opposed to those who do not participate in organized or competitive sports. Participants were found using convenience sampling exclusively on the campus of a religiously affiliated university. A survey was created electronically using the program Qualtrics. The survey measured athletic participation by asking participants how many competitive sports they were participants of. Self-esteem was measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. A sample of …