Academic Research Journal of Psychology and Counselling
 

 Academic Research Journal of Psychology and Counselling 

Vol. 2(1), pp. 8-16, August, 2015.

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2015.040

ISSN: 2384-6178

Research Paper

Relationship between Perceived Self-Esteem and Psychological Well-Being among Student Athletes

¹Chimezie Benedict Nwankwo, ²Benard Chibuike Okechi and ³Prince O. Nweke

¹Department of Psychology, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki. Email: nwankwoemeize@gmail.com

²Department of Psychology, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki. Email: chibuokenikem@gmail.com

³Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Email: nweke.prince@live.com

Accepted 19 August 2015

The relationship between perceived self-esteem and psychological well-being was explored among a sample 350 student athletes from Ebonyi State University; Abakaliki, South East, Nigeria. They were randomly selected for participation aged 18-30 years with mean age of 24 years. Using the person correlation and the t-test of significance, results showed that perceived self-esteem and psychological well-being were related and student athletes with high self-esteem have high psychological well being while their counterparts with low self-esteem have low psychological well being. The implications of these findings for sports performance and longevity were discussed.

Keywords: Athletes, Youth, Perceived self-esteem, Psychological well being, Student athletes.

 

Cite This Article As: Nwankwo CB, Okechi BC, Nweke PO (2015). Relationship between Perceived Self-Esteem and Psychological Well-Being among Student Athletes. Acad. Res. J. Psychol. Counsel. 2(1): 8-16.

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