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Sport Participation Constraints of Malaysian University Students
Aminuddin Yusof, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Parilah M. Shah, National University of Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine the reasons that keep Malaysian university students from participating
in sport activities during their leisure time. The three-dimensional leisure constraints model was used as the theoretical
framework for the study. The sample consisted of 303 students from University Putra Malaysia using survey instruments
based on Crawford and Godbey’s (1987) Leisure Constraints Model. The instrument is designed to measure three types of
constraints to sport participation: (1) structural, (2) interpersonal and (3) intrapersonal. Data were analyzed by descriptive
statistics, t-tests and ANOVA. The results suggest the subjects were constrained most by structural factors such as lack of
information about existing sport activities and facilities, inconvenient facility location and inconvenient facility operating
hours. Female students experienced higher levels of structural and intrapersonal constraints than their male counterparts.
Implications of the findings for sport administrators were given to overcome some constraints, and increase student’s par-
ticipation in sport activities.
such as age, gender, time spend (per week) particip- responses on each question item. The purpose of this
ating in sport, ethnicity, academic standing and aca- analysis was to determine the order of the subjects’
demic programs. responses in terms of ranking from highest to lowest,
according to the mean scores on each question item.
Table 2 reports the results of this analysis.
Results
Descriptive analysis (frequencies, mean, mode and
standard deviation) was performed on the subjects’
An examination of the results revealed the three One-way ANOVA and T-tests were used to test dif-
question items with the highest means were lack of ferences in terms of sport participation constraints
information about existing facilities and activities perceived by students from different gender, academ-
(M=3.63), facility location inconvenient (M=3.62) ic programs, and ethnicity. For the three dimensions,
and facility operating hours inconvenient (M=3.61). the results (table 3) showed significant differences
Crawford and Godbey (1987) classified these items among the academic programs for structural con-
as structural constraints and the results suggest the straints (F = 11.09, p<0.05) and intrapersonal con-
subjects are constrained most by the lack of inform- straints (F = 4.18, p<0.05). The results showed no
ation with respect to the types of sport activities significant differences among academic programs
available on campus, the lack of information regard- with respect to interpersonal constraints. Post hoc
ing the facilities which offer these activities and the tests (Student Newman Keuls) as shown in table 4
inconvenient location and operating hours of these indicates that Physical Education students (M=16.95)
facilities. On the other hand, question items associ- differed significantly from Science (M=22.48), Ac-
ated with intrapersonal constraints had the lowest counting (M=23.67), English (M=23.93), Home
means such as friends disapprove participation in Science (M=24.0), Malay Language (M=24.31) and
sporting activity (M=1.90), activity not conducted Agriculture (M=26.5) students in terms of the scores
according to religious beliefs (M=1.93) and family on the structural constraints questions items. In other
discourages participation in sport activity (M=1.98). words, Physical Education students reported the least
The results suggest the subjects in this study were structural constraints while Science, Accounting,
constrained most by structural factors and least by English, Home Science and Malay Language students
intrapersonal factors. reported experiencing the most constraints in terms
192 THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE HUMANITIES, VOLUME 5
of structure. For intrapersonal constraints, Table 4 Science (M=18.2) students. The results suggest that
shows that Physical Education (M=11.80) differed Physical Education students reported the least in-
significantly from Malay Language (M=15.22), trapersonal barriers to sport participation while Home
Science (M=16.26), Accounting (M=16.3) and Home Science students experienced the most constraints.
Table 3: Analysis of Variance for Sport Participation Constraints among Different Academic Programs
Factor Source SS df MS F
Structural Between groups 1284.77 8 160.59 11.09*
Within groups 4125.78 285 14.47
Total 5410.55 293
Interpersonal Between groups 89.42 8 11.17 1.53
Within groups 2096.75 288 7.28
Total 2186.18 296
Intrapersonal Between groups 561.61 8 70.20 4.18*
Within groups 4779.41 285 16.76
Total 5341.02 293
* p < 0.05
Comparisons between racial groups on structural, and intrapersonal constraints as depicted in Table 6.
interpersonal and intrapersonal constraints were done Significant differences were found in two factors –
by performing one-way ANOVA as shown in Table structural t (303) = -6.06, p < 0.05 and intrapersonal
5. The results suggest that there were no significant t (303) = -7.00, p < 0.05. The results suggest that
differences between the four racial groups in the female students experienced higher structural and
three sport participation constraints. T-tests were intrapersonal constraints to sport participation than
performed to compare whether male and female their male counterparts.
students differed in terms of structural, interpersonal
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Table 5: Analysis of Variance for Sport Participation Constraints among Different Ethnic Groups
Factor Source SS df MS Fine
Structural Between groups 20.97 3 6.99 0.37
Within groups 5491.90 295 18.61
Total 5512.88 298
Interpersonal Between groups 24.01 3 8.00 1.09
Within groups 2184.84 298 7.33
Total 2208.86 301
Intrapersonal Between groups 81.84 3 27.28 1.52
Within groups 5288.44 295 17.92
Total 5370.29 298
*p < 0.05
Table 6: Independent Samples t-test for Sport Participation Constraints between Male and Female
Students
Factor Group M SD N Mean Difference T
Structural Male 18.92 4.34 39 4.48 -6.06*
Female 23.40 3.97 261
Interpersonal Male 10.23 2.48 39 0.68 -1.58
Female 10.91 2.74 264
Intrapersonal Male 11.94 3.14 39 3.96 -7.00*
Female 15.90 4.14 261
*p < 0.05
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