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Evaluation and Comparison of Zanjan Universities Female Students Leisure Activities: the Role of Sport and Physical Education. JRUMS 2006; 5 (3) :209-216
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Background and Objective: In our country (Iran), despite popular tendency to participate in sport programs, the role of sport in students leisure has been diminished. Thus, the purpose of this investigation was to evaluate and comparison of Zanjan Universities female studentsُ leisure with an emphasis on sport and physical activities.
Materials and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study. The statistical universe was 6284 fellows of Zanjan Universities female students (Medical Science, Azad & Melli Universities) which 384 students were randomly selected as statistical sample. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collecting data. The validity of the questionnaire assessed using Cronbakh's alpha method (ra = 0.79). The data were analysed using descriptive (mean, frequency, correlation coefficient) and inferential (Kruskal – Wallis test) methods.
Results: According to the findings, among leisure activities, listening to music, TV watching, and being with friends, ranked first to third and exercise was located in the tenth rank, but exersise was ranked third among the leisure interests. Moreover, evaluation of variables relationship in the present study showed; ways of spending spare time including religious activities, visiting their relatives, singing and playing musical instruments, video watching, touring and pilgrimage, walking and sightseeing, and being with friends, were significantly different (p<0.05) among Zanjan Universities students.
Conclusion: Sedentary activities such as TV watching have allocated a major share of studentsُ leisure. Although in their leisure activities, exercise does not have a considerable position. The observed differs among studentsُ leisure activities can be attributed to their social and cultural differences, students' interests' differs among Universitiesُ facilities and leisure programs.
Key words: Leisure, Time, University Sport, Female Students, Physical Education
Materials and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study. The statistical universe was 6284 fellows of Zanjan Universities female students (Medical Science, Azad & Melli Universities) which 384 students were randomly selected as statistical sample. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collecting data. The validity of the questionnaire assessed using Cronbakh's alpha method (ra = 0.79). The data were analysed using descriptive (mean, frequency, correlation coefficient) and inferential (Kruskal – Wallis test) methods.
Results: According to the findings, among leisure activities, listening to music, TV watching, and being with friends, ranked first to third and exercise was located in the tenth rank, but exersise was ranked third among the leisure interests. Moreover, evaluation of variables relationship in the present study showed; ways of spending spare time including religious activities, visiting their relatives, singing and playing musical instruments, video watching, touring and pilgrimage, walking and sightseeing, and being with friends, were significantly different (p<0.05) among Zanjan Universities students.
Conclusion: Sedentary activities such as TV watching have allocated a major share of studentsُ leisure. Although in their leisure activities, exercise does not have a considerable position. The observed differs among studentsُ leisure activities can be attributed to their social and cultural differences, students' interests' differs among Universitiesُ facilities and leisure programs.
Key words: Leisure, Time, University Sport, Female Students, Physical Education
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Received: 2020/06/7 | Accepted: 2020/06/7 | Published: 2020/06/7
Received: 2020/06/7 | Accepted: 2020/06/7 | Published: 2020/06/7
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