A survey of effective factors in participation of Tehran University students in public and recreational exercises
Journal Title: Choregia - Year 2014, Vol 10, Issue 2
Abstract
In this paper, we aim to examine those factors that are influential in the participation of Tehran University students in physical activities. According to the results and goals, this study is applied and descriptive respectively and based on the data collection this is a field study. A community sample of 16000 of Tehran University students participated in this study. Using Morgan table, 377 students were selected with random stratified selection procedure. To evaluate the effective factors in physical activity participation a researcher-made questionnaire with a reliability of 0.84 was administered. To analyze the data after the non-confirmation of parametric conditions and the natural data distribution using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, descriptive and deductive statistics including frequency and mean, Friedman test, Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallace test were used in SPSS with the significance of 0.05. The research findings have indicated that physical fitness, beauty and health have been more influential in physical activities and exercise participation than other factors. There was a significant difference in ranking the effective factors among male and female students. Gender, age and marital status were also among those factors contributing to the participation of students in exercises.
Authors and Affiliations
Negar gholipour| Department of Physical Education, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, Zeinab Anet| Department of Physical Education, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, Alireza Rabieezadeh| Faculty member of Persian Golf university, bushehr, Iran, Forouzan Karimi Dehkordi| Department of Physical Education, Mobarakeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh, Iran
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP12603
- DOI http:dx.doi.org/10.4127/ch.2014.0088
- Views 389
- Downloads 27
Sport commercialism and its impact on sponsorship strategy
Sport commercialism has increased tremendously over the past twenty years. Major sporting events and organizations are at the point where most cannot survive without outside sponsorship revenue. This study on American...
Analysis of Sport Management Literature: European Sport Management Quarterly
A profession must be built upon a sound body of knowledge in order for its professional status to be recognized and considered credible by society (Zeigler, 1987). The body of literature should also reflect and define...
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Track and Field Competencies Scale
The aim of the present investigation was to determine the factorial validity of the five-factor model of track and field competencies scale developed by Stavropoulos et al., 2012. The scale consists of 22 items that a...
Designing Organizational Effectiveness Model of Selected Iraq's Sporting Federations Based on Competing Values Framework
The aim of the present study was designing effectiveness model of selected Iraq sport federations based on competing values framework. Statistical society of present study included 221 subjects ranging from chairmen,...
Why DON’T you Dope?: A preliminary analysis of the factors which influence athletes decision NOT to Dope in Sport
The purpose of this paper is to examine why athletes do not dope in sport. The research treats the ‘problem’ of doping as an issue of ‘control’ and draws on control theory (Hopwood, 1974; Byers, 2013) to analy...