Vol. 10, Issue 5, Part D (2024)

Study Aim: The aim of this study was to find out the significant difference of rational between individual and team sports.

Materials 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). Decision Making Style questionnaire constructed by Scott and Bruce (1995) was used to measure rational.

Statistical Technique: Unpaired t-test was employed for the present investigation.

Results: There were significant differences (0.0001<0.05) in scores for individual sports (M =20.5258, SD = 2.2807) and team sports (M =21.3484, SD =2.5188).