Rajnish Chandra Tripathi
GGDC, MGKV, Varanasi
Abhimanyu Singh and Rajiv Vyas Merazuddin Faridi
BHU, Varanasi AMU, Varanasi
The present study is an attempt to examine the role of sports in youth development, life
satisfaction and psychological problems. 100 schoolchildren aged 13-19 years, consisting
of two groups viz., sports group (n=50) and non-sports group (n=50) participated in the
study. They were assessed on youth development, life satisfaction and psychological
problems self-reported measures. Results showed a significant difference between sports
and non-sports groups on the youth development, life satisfaction and psychological
problems. The findings suggested that sport participation promotes positive youth
development, enhances life satisfaction, and reduces psychological problems