A Study on the Role of Achievement Motivation and Resilience among Individual Sport Athletes and Team Sport Athletes

The present study was conducted to assess the Achievement Motivation and Resilience among Individual Sport Athletes and Team Sport Athletes. The study adapted comparative and correlational research design. A purposive sample of 60 (30 Individual Sport Athletes and 30 Team Sport Athletes) were selected for the study. Achievement motivation scale (Pratibha, D., & Asha, M.,) [1] and Resilience (Powell, K. A., Frye, R. E., & Smith, B. A.) [2], were used to collect the data. The result was analyzed using independent sample t-test and Pearson?s coefficient of correlation. The result indicates that, there is no significant difference in the level of achievement motivation among Individual Sport Athletes and Team Sport Athletes, there is a significant difference in the level of Resilience among Individual Sport Athletes and Team Sport Athletes, there is a negative relationship, but not the significant relationship is found between achievement motivation and Resilience among Individual Sport Athletes, and there is There is a negative relationship, but not the significant relationship is found between achievement motivation and Resilience among Team Sport Athletes.