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EFFECT OF PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS ON SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE OF COLLEGIATE STUDENTS

    2 Author(s):  SHOWKAT AHMED CHAT , DR. SHARDA KASHYAP

Vol -  6, Issue- 4 ,         Page(s) : 342 - 345  (2015 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH

Abstract

The present study was aimed to compare social intelligence of male sportspersons and non sportspersons. 50 male (Average age 20.11 years) inter collegiate sportspersons of various games was selected as sample. In order to fulfil the objectives of 50 male collegiate students (Average age 19.89 years) whose participation in sports is nil were also selected as sample. The sample in the present study was collected from colleges operational in South Kashmir. Social intelligence scale prepared by Chadha and Ganeshan (1986) was the psychological instrument of interest in the present study. The results reveal that social intelligence of sportspersons is significantly superior as compared to non sportspersons at .01 level of significance. It was concluded that participation in competitve sport is beneficial as far as development of social intelligence in collegiate students are concerned.

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