This study examined motives of drop-out and it`s related variables in school-sponsored sport program in Korea. A total of 418 former student-athletes(229 males, 189 females) responded to the measures on motives of dropout in sports. Factor analytic pr...
This study examined motives of drop-out and it`s related variables in school-sponsored sport program in Korea. A total of 418 former student-athletes(229 males, 189 females) responded to the measures on motives of dropout in sports. Factor analytic procedure was used to determine dropout motives. Major dropout factors included severe over-training structure of sports, negative group structures of interpersonal relationship, worry of future, financial demands, loss of confidence, less of enjoyment, decrease of academic. MANOVAs revealed gender, athletic career, type of sport, time of dropout difference in dropout motives. The financial demands, severe over-training structure of sports and negative group structures of interpersonal relationship contributed most to the difference. This results were discussed in term of cross-cultual comparisons on school-based sport programs.