Mohammad Ebrahim razaghi; Ghasem Mehrabi; Majid Jalali farahani
Volume 2, Issue 1 , June 2015, , Pages 65-72
Abstract
The purpose of this study was examining the relationship between demographic factors and sportmanship in professional and champion athletes. Methods of this study was a correlation, in terms of data collection was survey. The statistical population of this research was professional and champions athletes ...
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The purpose of this study was examining the relationship between demographic factors and sportmanship in professional and champion athletes. Methods of this study was a correlation, in terms of data collection was survey. The statistical population of this research was professional and champions athletes in Kerman province (N=150) and was non-random sampling method. Instrument of this research was standard questionnaire Vallerand et all (1997) and validity approved and reliability confirmed by Cronbakh alpha 0.82. Analyze of data used demographic variables (gender, individual or team, educational level and type of activity) as an exogenous component with sportsmanship as endogenous component. We analyzed this variable by SEM (MIMIC) method and for determine the current status was used one sample t-test. Finding andicated that there is relation between individual or team and Respect for the rules and the officials and there are relationship between in educational level, type of activity and Respect for one's full commitment toward sport participation. According to the results of the study and type of population seems that there is a little relation between demographic factor and sportsmanship.