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Satisfaction with life and subjective social status in athletes of indoor soccer and soccer

Abstract

The aim was to investigate differences in life satisfaction and subjective social status between soccer and indoor soccer athletes and analyze possible relationships between these variables. The study included 142 males athletes. Was used the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status. Was used descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Fisher exact test, U-Mann Whitney test and Spearman correlation. Indoor soccer players were more satisfied with life and subjective social status. Satisfaction with life was positively correlated with all the dimensions that make up the subjective social status. It was concluded that the indoor soccer players have a greater sense of satisfaction with life and subjective social status when compared to soccer players.

KEYWORDS
Satisfaction with life; Social status subjective; Soccer; Indoor soccer

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