Pattern of Leisure-time physical. Activity involvement of Academic and non-Academic staff in tertiary Institutions in Ondo State, Nigeria
Journal Title: Choregia - Year 2012, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Leisure signifies individual’s choice to spend his/her discretionary time fulfilling certain interest or needs or performing a gratifying experience for the sake of wellness or personal development. The aim of this study was to look into the pattern of leisure-time physical activity involvement among academic and non-academic staff in tertiary institution in Ondo State. For the purpose of the study, 40 academic and 40 non-academic staff were selected from the five Government-owned tertiary institutions in the state using convenience sampling techniques. Thus, total respondents were 400. The instrument employed in the study was a structured and validated questionnaire, Pattern of Leisure Involvement Questionnaire (PLIQ) to collect information on the pattern of leisure-time physical activity involvement among staff. The reliability test of the instrument was carried out by obtaining Cronbach’s Alpha statistic which is a measure of how reliable and consistent the instrument was. The result showed that Cronbach’s Alpha was 0.896. Since the value was above 0.5 which was the average, it showed that the research instrument was reliable and consistent. The information gathered from the subjects through the questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive (mean, standard deviation and standard error) and inferential statistics (t-test). The findings showed that academic and non-academic staff in tertiary institutions in Ondo State participate in leisure-time physical activity differently. It thus suggested that variety of leisure-time physical activities must be provided for members of tertiary institutions so that some groups will not be taken care of, while others will be isolated.
Authors and Affiliations
Alla J. B. | Physical and Health Education Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile, Ife, Osun State, Nigeria jalla@oauife.edu.ng, Ajibua M. A. | Sport Centre, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria alayodeajibua@gmail.com
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- DOI http:dx.doi.org/10.4127/ch.2012.0072
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