Does Sports Reduce Shyness in Boy Teenagers?

Some organizations have critical role in adolescents’ socialization. Sport organizations are instances. These places play a critical role in shyness reduction or social skill learning. The aim of the study is investigation of sport effect on shyness reduction in athlete and non-athlete boy teenagers...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2013-07, Vol.84, p.1441-1443
Main Authors: Shameli, Leila, Barzide, Parvin, Gholami, Somaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Athlete
Non-athlete
Shyness
Sport
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Summary:Some organizations have critical role in adolescents’ socialization. Sport organizations are instances. These places play a critical role in shyness reduction or social skill learning. The aim of the study is investigation of sport effect on shyness reduction in athlete and non-athlete boy teenagers. Multistep cluster sampling method was used to select test sample among 9-13 years old boy students in Neiriz city. Forty four people were selected which were divided into 2 groups of athlete and non -athlete students. Data were collected by Chick and Boss shyness scale questionnaire and analysed by independent t-test. Our results showed no significant difference between athlete and non-athlete student shyness.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.06.770