Social support and sports participation motivations of female adolescents in India - study of age transition and achievement level
| Autor: | Shaheen Begum, Walter King Yan Ho, Rudolph Leon Van Niekerk, Md. Dilsad Ahmed, Lauren Sulz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
biology female adolescent Athletes age transition Maximum likelihood 030229 sport sciences biology.organism_classification Education Achievement level Physical education Developmental psychology Formative assessment 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine sports achievement Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management Internal consistency perception of sports participation GV557-1198.995 Extraction methods 030212 general & internal medicine Applied Psychology Sports |
| Zdroj: | Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research, Vol 88, Iss 1, Pp 49-67 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1899-4849 |
| Popis: | Motivation is likely a pivotal factor contributing to sports participation. In India, because of the unsupportive sports/physical education environment, girls participate less in sports and other physical activities than boys. Therefore, embedding a planned healthy environment with good social support may maximize and, consequently, increase their participation in various sports and physical activities. Considering this unabated dialogue and assuming that motivation is a pivotal need for female sports participation, this study examined the differences in motivation to participate in sports among female adolescents across three age categories: early (11–14 years old), middle (15–18 years old), and late (19–21 years old) adolescence. A total of 528 female adolescents from Assam, India participated in the study. Participation in physical education courses was the criterion for the participants, and they were invited to complete the Participation Motivation Questionnaire. A factor analysis with direct oblimin rotation using the maximum likelihood extraction method yielded a 23-item, five-factor structure that exhibited moderate internal consistency. An ANOVA revealed significant differences across all three age categories regarding all the extracted factors. Moreover, t-tests of all sub-factors identified significant differences between the two achievement levels of district-level and inter-district-level athletes. This study provides sound psychometric and comparative results that are useful for education and formative reviews in applied settings and research purposes. It also serves as a measurement tool for embedding motivation to participate in physical activities and sports among female adolescents and the development of strategic ideas to assist female adolescents from less privileged areas to experience healthy growth and a healthy lifestyle. |
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