Next Article in Journal
Is the Association between Herbal Use and Blood-Pressure Control Mediated by Medication Adherence? A Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Care
Next Article in Special Issue
Repeated Sub-Concussive Impacts and the Negative Effects of Contact Sports on Cognition and Brain Integrity
Previous Article in Journal
Somatotype Profiles of Montenegrin Karatekas: An Observational Study
Previous Article in Special Issue
A Single Bout of High-Intensity Cardiovascular Exercise Does Not Enhance Motor Performance and Learning of a Visuomotor Force Modulation Task, but Triggers Ipsilateral Task-Related EEG Activity
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
IJERPH
Volume 18
Issue 24
10.3390/ijerph182412915
ijerph-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Self-Esteem, Individual versus Team Sports

by
Peter Šagát
1,
Peter Bartik
1,
Anja Lazić
2,
Dragoș Ioan Tohănean
3,*,
Vasilios Koronas
4,
Ioan Turcu
3,
Damir Knjaz
5,
Cristina Ioana Alexe
6 and
Ioana Maria Curițianu
3
1
Health and Physical Education Department, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 12435, Saudi Arabia
2
Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia
3
Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania
4
Department Private College Apostolas Pavlos, 119, Kennenti, Panorama, 55535 Thessaloniki, Greece
5
Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
6
Department of Physical Education and Sports Performance, Faculty of Movement, Sport and Health Sciences, Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau, 157 Marasesti Str., 600115 Bacau, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(24), 12915; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412915
Submission received: 12 November 2021 / Revised: 24 November 2021 / Accepted: 26 November 2021 / Published: 7 December 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health Benefits of Physical Activity and Sport: Psychological and Cognitive Enhancement)
Versions Notes

Abstract

On the basis of the integrative concept of self-esteem discussed in sport-related literature, various studies refer to its importance in the context of sports activities. Self-esteem is often understood as a personality trait because it tends to be durable and stable. No accurate description is available regarding the types of sports in which subjects participated. The main purpose of the research was to identify and compare the levels of self-esteem and self-confidence of athletes practicing individual and team sports. The self-esteem and self-confidence levels were measured by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg 1979) and the Self-Confidence Test (Romek, 2000). All participants were males. Subjects were divided into two categories: 40 for individual sports and 40 for team sports. There were two evaluation periods: P1, the beginning of the preparation period, and P2, the beginning of the competition period. There were statistically significant differences for P1 (p < 0.002) and P2 (p < 0.003). The differences between the average values of the two periods were 5.8 points and 3.8 points, both favorable to the group of athletes who practiced individual sports. There were significant differences between the individual and team athletes in self-esteem level. Individual athletes presented a higher level of self-esteem.
Keywords: self-esteem; individual sport; team sport self-esteem; individual sport; team sport

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Šagát, P.; Bartik, P.; Lazić, A.; Tohănean, D.I.; Koronas, V.; Turcu, I.; Knjaz, D.; Alexe, C.I.; Curițianu, I.M. Self-Esteem, Individual versus Team Sports. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 12915. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412915

AMA Style

Šagát P, Bartik P, Lazić A, Tohănean DI, Koronas V, Turcu I, Knjaz D, Alexe CI, Curițianu IM. Self-Esteem, Individual versus Team Sports. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(24):12915. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412915

Chicago/Turabian Style

Šagát, Peter, Peter Bartik, Anja Lazić, Dragoș Ioan Tohănean, Vasilios Koronas, Ioan Turcu, Damir Knjaz, Cristina Ioana Alexe, and Ioana Maria Curițianu. 2021. "Self-Esteem, Individual versus Team Sports" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 24: 12915. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412915

APA Style

Šagát, P., Bartik, P., Lazić, A., Tohănean, D. I., Koronas, V., Turcu, I., Knjaz, D., Alexe, C. I., & Curițianu, I. M. (2021). Self-Esteem, Individual versus Team Sports. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), 12915. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412915

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop