ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to compare the self esteem and self efficacy between national level weightlifters and boxers. The subjects of the study were the boxers and weight lifters from various weight categories, who represented Kerala state in 64th School national championship during the year 2018 -19. Only U-17 category was considered as the subjects. Total number of the subjects were N=47 (27 from boxers and 20 from weight lifters).  The variables selected for the study were self esteem and self efficacy. The tools used for the study were Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale and Self Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C) by Muris, 2001.  To compare between the groups, independent‘t’ test was used. After analyzing the data it is found that there is significant difference in self esteem between boxers and weight lifters and there is no significant difference in self efficacy between boxers and weight lifters.