doi no.: 05-2016-44975451,  DOI Link :: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2018-11831314/

Dr. Aradhna Sakxena¹   &  Dr.  Alka Nayak²

Affiliations

1 Ex-Lecturer, Deaprtment of Physical Education, Maharishi  Mahesh Vedic Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur (M.P.)

2 Professor, Department of Physical Education, Rani Durgawati University, Jabalpur (M.P.)

ABSTRACT

The purpose of  the present investigation was to  analyse and compare the normative social belief  among sports women of different levels of sports participation and fitness group, For this purpose, four hundred twenty four (N=424) sports women of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, 106 subjects in each group of school, university, national and fitness group were selected from amongst the players representing their respective teams in various schools, universities and national championship of different sports and games. The attitude, belief and behavioural intention questionnaire developed by Ajzen and Fishbein (1980) was used to collect the data from the selected sample. To assess the selected variables, mean, standard deviations  F-ratio were computed. In case of significant ANOVA, Least significant difference (LSD) test of post-hoc comparisons was applied to assess the significance of difference between ordered paired means. The results of study concluded that normative social belief and motivation to comply with significant others subscale among all four levels of sports women indicated statistically insignificant in all six items

Keywords: Sports Group,  fitness group, Normative, Social , belief,  Females.

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