2024, Vol. 11, Issue 2, Part E

Material and Methods: Sixty-eight (N=68) male subjects, between the age group of 18 to 25 years from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India participated in this observational research study. Observational research design was utilized for the purpose of this study. This is an exploratory study that has employed method of data collection and analysis quantitatively.

Statistical Analysis: Independent samples t-test was employed for the present investigation. The SPSS (statistical package for the social sciences) version 20.0 was used for all analyses. The level of significance for assessing the hypotheses was set at 0.05.

Results: Insignificant differences were found between Individual Sports and Team Sports on the sub-variables, Emotional Stability, Emotional Progression, Social Adjustment, Personality Integration & Independence. The means of Individual Sports and Team Sports are not significantly different at p<0.05 with regards to variable, Emotional Maturity.