Author(s): Robin VM

Abstract:
The mental image and concept of one's abilities, appearance, and personality are referred to as self-image. During adolescence and youth, this self-consciousness will be prominent. Peak performance for a sportsperson occurs around the same time. One of the most important psychological elements influencing an individual's overall personality and performance is self-image. As a result, a study of the topic is necessary.Accomplishment of this research study has been done with 200 sports persons as subjects. In each group, there were 100 male and female subjects. Participants were between the ages of 18 and 25 years old. All participants have participated at-least at the state level competitions in various games. The tool for this investigation was a self-image general environment questionnaire. It included variables such as self-esteem, beauty awareness, and social cohesion. Descriptive statistics such as the mean and standard deviation of the scores were calculated to summarize the raw data. To compare two groups and establish their differences, the two-sample t test was performed. Male athletes had a higher self-image score than female athletes.

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