APPENDIX

We are Lower Six students of Presentation College, San Fernando. Our names are Kymani
Mc Phie, Akash Nimchan, Alex Paul, Aaron Maharaj, Justin Raghoonanan and Rayall Narine.
This questionnaire will be used to determine the positive effects of sport participation on
the mental health of students ages 15-19 from x to y. To do this we will be collecting
statistical data from students form x-y. The data collected will be used to complete our
Caribbean Studies IA. Furthermore, we aim to gain a better understanding of this topic
through the analysis of said data. We assure you that your responses are anonymous and
confidential. The survey is broken up into 5 parts; personal information, stress, self-esteem,
socialization and mood. Besides the personal information, definitions of unfamiliar terms are
included at the top of each page to ensure that respondents understand the questions
better.
Section 1

Personal Information
Just trying to know a little about you

1.How old are you?

15
16
17
18
19

2.Do you participate in sports or any physical activities?

Yes
No

3.Which sport(s) do you participate in?

4.Do you prefer to play sports as a form of recreation or competitively?

Form of Recreation
Competitively
Section 2

Stress Among Students

-To determine how sports has helped in the reduction of stress among students. Stress - the
physiological or psychological response to internal or external stressors. Stress involves changes
affecting nearly every system of the body, influencing how people feel and behave.

5.How would you describe your stress level before sports participation?
Low
Moderate
High
Very high

6.How prominent was the positive change in stress levels after sport participation

Not at all
Extremely prominent

7.Would you say your participation in sport was responsible for the change in
stress levels?
Yes
No

8.How do you think your participation in sports changed your stress levels?

Section 3

Self-Esteem of Students
-To investigate the positive impact sports has on the development of self-esteem of students Self-
Esteem - the degree to which the qualities and characteristics contained in one’s self-concept are
perceived to be positive.

9.How do you think participation in sports affects a person’s self-esteem over

time?
No impact
Minimal impact
Moderate impact
Strong impact

10.How prominent would you describe the change in your self-esteem after
sports participation?
Not at all
Extremely likely

11.Would you say your participation in sport was responsible for the change in
self-esteem?
Yes
No

12.Why do you think it helps improve self-esteem?

Section 4

Effects on socialization
-To examine the positive effect of sport participation on the socialization of students, ages 15-19
Socialization - the process by which individuals acquire social skills, beliefs, values, and behaviours
necessary to function effectively in society or in a particular group.

13.Why do you think it's important to participate in sport?

14.Would you say sport participation has made you more socially active?
Yes
No
Maybe

15.How has sport participation made you more social?

16.Does participating in sports make you feel like part of a community?

Yes
No

17.Has participation in sport enabled you to value co-operation more?

 Yes
No

18.How has participation in sport allowed you to value co-operation more?

19.Would you say sports has positively impacted your social skills?
Yes
No

20.How did it help you improve?

Section 5

Mood of Students
-To determine the positive impact of sport participation on the mood of students, ages 15-19 Mood
- any short-lived emotional state, usually of low intensity or a disposition to respond emotionally in a
particular way that may last for hours, days, or even weeks, perhaps at a low level and without the
person knowing what prompted the state.

21.Have sports made a positive impact on your physical state of the body?
Yes
No

22.Are you more motivated to play sports or do physical activities because of this
impact?
Yes
No

23.How has it affected your mood positively?

24.Do you value your sleep?

 Yes
No

25.Would you say that sports participation has positively impacted your quality of
sleep
Yes
No

26.

Not notable

Extremely n

Points: