The purpose of this study was to investigate the patterns of recreational sport participation and the influences of perceived barriers to recreational sport participation among high school students. Data obtained via questionnaires with 520 students from 7 senior high schools and 7 senior vocational schools in Taipei, Taiwan (mean age = 16.93 years; SD = .65). The instrument used for this study was adapted from the available literature and based on an in-depth interview with a sample of the population. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, MANOVAs, discriminant analysis, and Pearson Product-moment correlation analysis. Results showed that the most frequently reported types of recreational sports were basketball, jogging, bicycling, volleyball, and billiards. Male adolescents reported participating in recreational sports at higher level than female adolescents, and senior vocational school females reported participating in recreational sports much more than senior high school females during a one-week period. Major barriers to recreational sport participation were ”bad weather,” ”lack of facilities,” ”lack of time,” ”lack of equipment,” and ”lack of company.” MANOVAs revealed significant effects from perceived barriers to sport participation among students by gender, school type, and levels of sport participation. Univariate ANOVAs revealed senior high school females had significantly higher scores than any other groups for ”lack of interest” and ”lack of energy,” while senior high school students perceived more constraints than senior vocational school students regarding time-related barriers. ”Lack of interest” was found to have the highest correlation to recreational sport participation than any other selected barriers(r= -0.37; p< .01). Discriminant analysis indicated the barriers ”lack of interest” and ”lack of energy” distinguished highly active adolescents from less-active adolescents. The present study revealed that different population subgroups perceive different barriers to recreational sport participation. In order to promote recreational sport participation effectively, government and private agencies should try to reduce the perceived barriers for each subgroup by implementing appropriate strategies.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the patterns of recreational sport participation and the influences of perceived barriers to recreational sport participation among high school students. Data obtained via questionnaires with 520 students from 7 senior high schools and 7 senior vocational schools in Taipei, Taiwan (mean age = 16.93 years; SD = .65). The instrument used for this study was adapted from the available literature and based on an in-depth interview with a sample of the population. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, MANOVAs, discriminant analysis, and Pearson Product-moment correlation analysis. Results showed that the most frequently reported types of recreational sports were basketball, jogging, bicycling, volleyball, and billiards. Male adolescents reported participating in recreational sports at higher level than female adolescents, and senior vocational school females reported participating in recreational sports much more than senior high school females during a one-week period. Major barriers to recreational sport participation were ”bad weather,” ”lack of facilities,” ”lack of time,” ”lack of equipment,” and ”lack of company.” MANOVAs revealed significant effects from perceived barriers to sport participation among students by gender, school type, and levels of sport participation. Univariate ANOVAs revealed senior high school females had significantly higher scores than any other groups for ”lack of interest” and ”lack of energy,” while senior high school students perceived more constraints than senior vocational school students regarding time-related barriers. ”Lack of interest” was found to have the highest correlation to recreational sport participation than any other selected barriers(r= -0.37; p< .01). Discriminant analysis indicated the barriers ”lack of interest” and ”lack of energy” distinguished highly active adolescents from less-active adolescents. The present study revealed that different population subgroups perceive different barriers to recreational sport participation. In order to promote recreational sport participation effectively, government and private agencies should try to reduce the perceived barriers for each subgroup by implementing appropriate strategies.
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