2019, Vol. 4 Issue 2, Part D
Comparative study of resilience and self-compassion between sportspersons and non-sportspersons
AUTHOR(S): Khumukchum Suchitra Devi and Wangkheimayum Geetarani Devi
ABSTRACT:
The purpose of the present study was to compare Resilience and Self-compassion between Sportspersons and non-Sportspersons. The subject of the study was selected from Panjab University, Chandigarh age ranged from 18-25 years. The size of the sample was 80 which were divided into two groups 40 males and 40 females which were further subdivided into 20 Sportspersons and 20 non-Sportspersons in each group. The tools used for the study were: 1) The Brief Resilience Scale developed by Smith et al. (2008) consisting of 6 items, and 2) The Self-compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SC) developed by Raes, Pommier, Neff & Van Gucht (2011) which consisted of 12 items. To determine the significance difference on variables resilience and self-compassion ‘t’ test was computed with the help of SPSS software. The level of the significance was set at 0.5. Statistical calculation on gathered data showed that there were no significant difference found on resilience and self-compassion between female Sportspersons and female non-Sportspersons, however significant difference was found between male Sportspersons and male non-Sportspersons on self-compassion.
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How to cite this article:
Khumukchum Suchitra Devi, Wangkheimayum Geetarani Devi. Comparative study of resilience and self-compassion between sportspersons and non-sportspersons. Int J Yogic Hum Mov Sports Sciences 2019;4(2):200-202.