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Social Intelligence and Social Support in Basketball Players: A Key to Success

Nishan Singh Deol, Davinder Singh*

Department of Physical Education, D.A.V. College, Amritsar, India

Abstract: The present study was aimed to indentify the Social Intelligence and Social Support in Basketball Players. For this purpose, sixty female basketball players of 20 to 25 years of age were selected. They were further divided into three groups; (i.e., N1=20; District, N2=20; State and N3=20 National). To measure the level of Social Intelligence among subjects, Social Intelligence Questionnaire, constructed by Chadha and Ganesan (1986) was administered. To measure the level of Social Support among subjects, Social Support Scale constructed by Zimet et al. (1988) was administered. One way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was employed to find out the intra-group differences. The findings show that no significant differences were found among female basketball players on the sub-variables of Social Intelligence. The findings also show that insignificant differences were present among female basketball players on the sub-variables of Social Support.

Keywords: social intelligence, social support, basketball

Citation: Nishan Singh Deol, Davinder Singh, Social Intelligence and Social Support in Basketball Players: A Key to Success. American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 3 (3). 66-69. January 2015. doi:10.12691/ajssm-3-3-3

1. Introduction

Scientific Literature shows that social intelligence has always been considered as one of the most important issues of social sciences and humanities particularly in educational and Competitive sports arena. Also, its capabilities and uses over the other kinds of intelligence have often been emphasized. Social intelligence identifies powerful competence for interpersonal interaction; the “new science of relationships” illuminates how the brain actually promotes human connection and communication. Cantor and Kihlstrom [1] defined that social intelligence refers to the individual's fund of knowledge about the social world. Marlowe [2] suggested that individuals who are socially intelligent appear to experience a rich, meaningful life, as opposed to truncated affective experiences. Furthermore, aspects of social intelligence have been found to be associated with enhanced social problem-solving abilities [3], experienced leadership [4] and positive interpersonal experience [5]. As basketball exerts great degrees of pressure and motion on the athletes in the playground, it demands a high rank of alertness and ability in every respect of the player’s physique. This is also true that having a reasonable level of social intelligence helps the way toward success in team and group sports [6]. Social support is associated with better psychological health in general and reduces the negative psychological consequences of exposure to stressful life events [7]. Wallston et al. [8] reported that various sources or types of social support contribute to different outcomes in physical health. There have been recent indications that social support resources play an important role in athlete retention and success [9,10,11]. The coach-athlete relationship may be the most important social sport interaction [12]. Research on elite youth sport athletes has focused a great deal on sport developmental paths [13,14] as opposed to psycho-social factors that may influence young athletes. Some of the developmental research has proposed that young athletes specialize in one sport by early adolescence [15] and this elite sport specialization requires numerous physical, psychological, and social sacrifices [16,17]. Social support has been found to relate to athletes’ satisfaction with their athletic experience and it has been related to important outcomes in sport and the ability to adapt to new challenges [18]. While considering the paramount importance of psychological variables with regard to team Game sports the investigators focused to analyze the major role of Social Intelligence and Social Support in Basketball Players.

2. Methods

2.1 Subjects

The investigators had selected Sixty (N=60) female basketball players of 19 to 25 years of age to act as subjects. They were divided into three groups; (i.e., N1=20; District, N2=20; State and N3=20 National). The purposive sampling technique was used to select the subjects. All the subjects, after having been informed about the objective and protocol of the study, gave their consent and volunteered to participate in this study.

2.2. Tools

To measure the level of Social Intelligence among subjects, Social Intelligence Questionnaire, constructed by Chadha and Ganesan [19] was administered. To measure the level of Social Support among subjects, Social Support Scale constructed by Zimet et al. [20] was administered.

3. Statistical Analysis

One way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was employed to find out the intra-group differences. Where F values were found significant, LSD (Least Significant Difference) Post-hoc test was applied to find out the direction and degree of difference. For testing the hypotheses, the level of significance was set at 0.05.

4. Results

Table 1. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Intelligence on the sub-variable Patience

4.1. Patience

It can be seen from Table 1 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the sub-variable Patience among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .086 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

Table 2. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Intelligence on the sub-variable Cooperativeness

4.2. Cooperativeness

It can be seen from Table 2 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the sub-variable Cooperativeness among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .115 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

Table 3. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Intelligence on the sub-variable Confidence

4.3. Confidence

It can be seen from Table 3 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the sub-variable Confidence among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .067 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

Table 4. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Intelligence on the sub-variable Sensitivity

4.4. Sensitivity

It can be seen from Table 4 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the sub-variable Sensitivity among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .353 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

Table 5. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Intelligence on the sub-variable Recognition of Social Environment

4.5. Recognition of Social Environment

It can be seen from Table 5 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the sub-variable Recognition of Social Environment among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .273 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

Table 6. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Intelligence on the sub-variable Tactfulness

4.6. Tactfulness

It can be seen from Table 6 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the sub-variable Tactfulness among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .102 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

4.7. Sense of Humour

It can be seen from Table 7 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the sub-variable Sense of Humour among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .013 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

Table 7. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Intelligence on the sub-variable Sense of Humour

Table 8. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Intelligence on the sub-variable Memory

4.8. Memory

It can be seen from Table 8 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the sub-variable Memory among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .415 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

Table 9. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Intelligence

4.9. Social Intelligence

It can be seen from Table 9 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the variable Social Intelligence among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .222 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

Table 10. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Support on the sub-variable Family

4.10. Family

It can be seen from Table 10 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the sub-variable Family among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .074 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

Table 11. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Support on the sub-variable Friends

4.11. Friends

It can be seen from Table 11 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the sub-variable Friends among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .067 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

Table 12. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Support on the sub-variable Other Significant Persons

4.12. Other Significant Persons

It can be seen from Table 12 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the sub-variable Other Significant Persons among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .853 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

Table 13. Significant differences in the results among Female Basketball Players with regard to Social Support

4.13. Social Support

It can be seen from Table 13 that insignificant differences were found with regard to the variable Social Support among District, State and National female basketball players as the P-value (Sig.) .627 was found higher than the 0.05 level of significance (p>0.05).

5. Practical Application

The study will be considerably helpful to comprehend the Social Intelligence and Social Support level existing among female basketball players. The sports psychologists and coaches working with these areas will drive benefit from the findings of the present research and they can integrate Social Intelligence and Social Support variables in their training schedule from the very initial stages.

6. Conclusion

Summarizing from the above findings we can say that no significant differences were found among female basketball players on the sub-variables of Social Intelligence i.e., Patience, Cooperativeness, Confidence, Sensitivity, Recognition of Social Environment, Tactfulness, Sense of Humour and Memory. Conculdingly from the above findings that insignificant differences were present among female basketball players on the sub-variables of Social Support i.e., Family, Friends and Other Significant Persons.

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