Research on the recognition of social environment in individual and team sports

Abstract

Study Aim: The aim of this study was to find out the significant difference of recognition of social environment between individual and team sports. Material and Methods: A total of 620 male subjects between the age group of 18-25 years participated in this cross-sectional research. The participants were members of the Individual Sports (viz., Athletics, Archery, Gymnastics, Badminton & Chess) and Team Sports (viz., Cricket, Basketball & Volleyball). The Social Intelligence Scale, developed in 1986 by Ms. Usha Ganesan and N.K. Chadda, was used to assess recognition of social environment. Statistical Technique: Unpaired t-test was employed for the present investigation. Results: There were no significant differences (0.2817>0.05) in scores for individual sports (M =1.1774, SD = 0.7444) and team sports (M =1.2452, SD =0.8192).