THE EXAMINATION OF ATTITUDES TOWARD JUDO IN GREEK ATHLETES
Journal Title: CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS - JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT - Year 2009, Vol 22, Issue 1
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate opinions about judo athletes’ personality. For this purpose fourtyeight (48) judo athletes, 12 women and 36 men, 30+9.1 years old (mean+SD), with none to five dan, participated in the research. All the subjects answered to a 35-item questionnaire describing the image they have towards those people who are doing judo, in regard to five factors such as social nature, volition nature, active nature, physical nature and emotional nature. For the statistical analysis the statistic packet SPSS/PC version 12.0 for windows was used. Men’s and women’s rating about judo athletes’ image was almost the same on all items ranging from the average, to somewhat strong and, also, to strong. However, there was a definitely significant difference in the comparison of the two groups, among men and women, with men rating significantly higher in the item of “being cautious” of active nature (t=3.518, p<0.01), in the item of “not being unfair in things” of emotional nature (t=2.533, p<0.05), and in the item of “being mild” of emotional nature, too (t=2.718, p<0.01). However, women were rating significantly higher in the item of “having an independent nature” of volition nature (t=-2.350, p<0.05). Age didn’t correlate with any item. Moreover, chi square test showed that dan number affects the item of “having leadership” of social nature (x2=31.335, p<0.05). The results lead to the conclusions that the high rating in the image of all thirty-five items, of all the five senses, social nature, volition nature, active nature, physical nature and emotional nature in both men and women regarding judo is high and is thought to be an expression of attitudes provided in judo lessons and matches, as well as during judo practice time.
Authors and Affiliations
Zaggelidis, G Georgios, Mavrovouniotis F, Argiriadou Eir, Zaggelidou E
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