Abstract:Study Aim: The aim of this study was to find out the significant difference of tactfulness between individual and team sports. Material and Methods: A total of 620 male subjects between the age group of 18-25 years participated in this cross-sectional research. The participants were members of the Individual Sports (
viz., Athletics, Archery, Gymnastics, Badminton & Chess) and Team Sports (
viz., Cricket, Basketball & Volleyball). The Social Intelligence Scale, developed in 1986 by Ms. Usha Ganesan and N.K. Chadda, was used to assess tactfulness.
Statistical Technique: Unpaired t-test was employed for the present investigation. Results: An independent-samples t-test was conducted to compare the tactfulness for individual sports and team sports. There were significant differences (0.0001<0.05) in scores for individual sports (M =3.9839, SD = 1.3083) and team sports (M =3.5613, SD =1.3345).
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