A Comparative Study of Self-Esteem between Male and Female Badminton Players

Abstract

The study was conducted to examine self-esteem between male and female badminton players. Thirty (30) badminton players (Male = 15, Female = 15) who keenly participated in the national level badminton tournament were selected as subjects for the study. The age of the subjects ranged from 18 to 24 years. To measure the self-esteem between male and female badminton players, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) developed by Rosenberg (1965) was administered on the subjects. For testing the significance difference of self-esteem between male and female badminton players. t-test was used to analyze the data. Results of the study revealed significant difference between male and female badminton players in terms of their self-esteem.