1University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Niksic, Montenegro
The Effects of Sports-Recreational Activities on the Inclusion of Young Montenegrins in Society
J. Anthr. Sport Phys. Educ. 2019, 3(3), 21-24 | DOI: 10.26773/jaspe.190704
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences in the level of social inclusion between respondents who are not at all engaged in sports activities and respondents who engage in sports and recreational activities once or twice a week. The sample included 60 subjects divided into two subsamples, 35 respondents who are not at all involved in sports activities and 25 respondents who practice sports and recreational activities once or twice a week. For research purposes, respondents voluntarily applied to the standardized Social Inclusion Scale questionnaire. To determine the significance of differences in the degree of social involvement between groups, was used t-test at the level of significance of p <0.05. It was concluded, based on these results, that between pairs of individual entities, a significant difference exists only in the fourteenth question (I have friends I see or talk to every week). There is no statistically significant difference for the other 17 pairs in the system of comparable parameters.
Keywords
Social Inclusion, Sports Activity, Social Inclusion Scale
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