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| Students' Attitude towards Sports and Its Relationship with Their Personality Development at Post Secondary Level |
¹ Sajad Ahmad, ² Muhammad Sajid
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Abstract:
This study was conducted to find out students' attitude towards sports and its relationship with their personality development at post secondary level. The research design was quantitative and carried out through descriptive way. The population of the study was all the Government higher secondary schools of Sargodha Division with total number of 78 institutions. The multi stage sampling technique (proportional, cluster, stratified and convenience sampling) was used for the study. The sample of the study consisted of 300 boys and girls of Govt. Higher Secondary Schools students. A self developed questionnaire based on five point Likert scale was used. The questionnaire was validated through five experts' opinion. Then after pilot study, value of Cronbach's Alpha was found 0.726. Collected data was screened, tabulated, coded for analysis using software statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20. It was analyzed using frequency, percentage, and mean score. The study originated that students have positive attitude towards sports. Participation in sports makes them emotionally strong and it develop balanced personality. It was suggested that sports are indispensable for balanced physical growth of every individual. Therefore, it should be equally mandatory for every growing adolescent along with the academic reverence. Also, open grounds may be made to prevent students from injuries and proper equipment may be provided to students.
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