A comparative study of self-esteem and achievement motivation among various levels of volleyball players

Abstract

Self-Esteem is the result of a self-evaluation process that includes self-judgment. Self-esteem is an attitude that people have about themselves that is influenced by culture, family, society, and interpersonal connections. Achievement motivation is described as a method for someone to acquire or display high ability in one of two ways: by making reference to their own performance or level of mastery, or by making reference to how they stand in relation to others. The purpose of the study was to compare the Self-Esteem and Achievement Motisvation among various levels of Volleyball Players. Fifteen (15) District level Volleyball players and Fifteen (15) State level volleyball players were chosen for this investigation. The subjects for this study were chosen at random and ranged in age from 18 to 25 years old, with a level of significance of 0.05. To measure the Self-Esteem between District and State level volleyball players, a questionnaire developed by Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was employed and to measure Sports Achievement Motivation between District and State level volleyball players, a questionnaire developed by M. L. Kamlesh (1990) Sports Achievement Motivation Test (SAMT) and for statistical analysis and interpretation of data mean, standard deviation and ‘t’ test was conducted. The result shows that there was significant difference in Self-Esteem between the district and state-level Volleyball players and also there was significant difference in Achievement motivation between the district and state-level Volleyball players.