The Comparison of Self-Control and Emotional Level between TARUC Individual and Team Sports Athletes

Yap, Fu Ji (2022) The Comparison of Self-Control and Emotional Level between TARUC Individual and Team Sports Athletes. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

Psychological traits such as self-control and emotional level are associated to one another and it is a significant element in an athlete or sports. With the nature of sports which were categorized into individual and team sports, although both types of sports incorporate some similar and comparable competitive drive, however, previous research has shown distinct outcome when comparing self-control and emotions level between the 2 type of sports. The purpose of this study is to better comprehend the conflicting findings on the differences regarding self-control and emotions level between individual and team sport athletes. A total of 122 athletes (Team sports = 66, Individual sports = 56) were recruited from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARUC). The Brief Self-control Scale (BSCS), a 13-items self-report questionnaire measuring 2 subscales (i.e., General Self-discipline and Impulse control) and the Sport Emotion Questionnaire (SEQ) a 22-items self-report questionnaire measuring 5 subscales (i.e., Dejection, Happiness, Anxiety, Excitement and Anger) was administered. Results indicated no significant differences (p> 0.05 or p= 0.428) for self-control and emotional level [p> 0.05 for the 4 sub-scales: Dejection (U= 1711, p= 0.479), anger (U= 1680, p= 0.384), excitement (U= 1722, p= 0.514) and happiness (U= 1825, p= 0.905)] between individual athletes and team athletes. In conclusion, there is no significant difference in self-control and emotions level between TARUC individual and team sports athletes