Relationship of Motivation to Participate in Public Sports and Social Anxiety about Damage to the Body with Sports Participation of Female Students in Khansar Universities
Journal Title: Journal of Applied Sociology - Year 2023, Vol 33, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: Participating in sports has many physical and psychological benefits, especially for women and girls. However, despite these benefits, they do not participate much in physical activities either professionally or in public, thus reducing their levels of activity with age. Given the significant role of women in the society and the need to pay attention to their health, identifying the barriers to their participation in sport activities is of high importance. Still, the reasons for their not participating in such activities have remained unclear. Social anxiety about damage to the body may be an important psychological and social factor in the absence of women in sports-recreational activities. Yet, contradictions in the previous research findings have caused ambiguity about this variable. Therefore, considering the contents of the present study, the researcher sought to answer the question of whether there was a relationship of motivation to participate in public sports social anxiety about damage to the body with sports participation of female students in Khansar universities. Material & Methods: The present study was a descriptive-correlational survey in terms of purpose and had a practical nature. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The statistical population of this research included all the female students (800 people) studying in Khansar universities in the academic year of 2017-2018. To conduct this research, 254 students were selected as a sample by using Morgan table. The research instrument was a questionnaire of motivation for public sports participation, social anxiety about damage to the body, and sports participation of the studied female subjects. The questionnaires were distributed among them after performing simple random sampling by referring to the mentioned universities To conduct this study, the research purpose was explained to the students, who attended the universities on consecutive days. They were interested in cooperation and answered questions after receiving the questionnaires. First, it was explained to them how to answer the questions. Due to the possibility that a number of questionnaires could not be returned or filled in correctly, 300 questionnaires were distributed among the students and finally 254 correct questionnaires were analyzed. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (one-sample t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and regression analysis). Discussion of Results & Conclusions: The results showed that there was a high level of motivation to participate in students' public sports, but there were low levels of social anxiety about damage to the limbs and sports participation. Also, there were a significant negative relationship between motivation to participate in public sports and social anxiety about damage to the body, a positive and significant relationship between motivation to participate in public sports and the studied female students’ sports participation, and a negative and significant relationship between social anxiety about damage to body and the studied female students’ sports participation. Also, the motivation to participate in public sports (0/297) and social anxiety about damage to the body (-0/335) were good predictors of the female students' participations in sports. Domestic studies have proven the role of motivation in sports participation and the role of social anxiety in physical activity has been studied in some cases, but no studies have been conducted on the relationship between social anxiety, motivation to participate in physical activity, and female students’ sports participation so far. The present study attempted to provide a more appropriate picture of the relationship between social anxiety about damage to the limbs and motivation for female students’ participation in physical activities by examining the mentioned variables. It is suggested that those responsible, such as university officials and those in charge of the Sports and Youth Organization, prevent the increase of problems related to social anxiety in this regard and motivate girls to participate in sports activities and increase their self-esteem with the help of psychology by formulating proper training programs. Undoubtedly, conducting such programs has a positive effect on the effective participation of girls in sports activities.
Authors and Affiliations
Tahereh Nedaei* Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Qom, Qom, Iran tahereh. nedaei@gmail. com Razieh Sharifi Darani M. A. in Leisure Time and Recreational Sports Management, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Qom, Qom, Iran r. sharifi2116@gmail. com
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