The purposes of this study was to examine the effects of experience of sport involvement on development of sociability among elementary school children.
Data collected through a questionnaire designed for this study consist of fixed-alternative choi...
The purposes of this study was to examine the effects of experience of sport involvement on development of sociability among elementary school children.
Data collected through a questionnaire designed for this study consist of fixed-alternative choice response to items constructed to represent the operational definition for each variable. The inventory was administered to three hundred and one elementary school boys and girls. Statistics employed for data analyses were correlation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
Based upon the results of the study, the following conclusions appear warranted:
1. Periods of sport involvement in elementary school children have positive effects on responsibility, self-regulation, achievement, activity, superiority, dominance, social gathering and emotion.
2. Times which spent on sport involvement per once among elementary school children have effects on self-regulation, social gathering and emotion, while numbers of involving sport activity have effects on dominance and activity.
3. frequency of sport involvement in elementary school children have negative effects on dominance and social gathering.