Actitudes hacia la práctica físico-deportiva según el sexo del practicante. (Gender and attitudes toward the practice of physical activity and sport.)

Abstract

The principle objective of the study is to examine the attitudes toward the practice of sports according to the sex of the practitioner, with the final objective being to understand and describe the different motivations that drive them to exercise. For this, analysis is given to the different valuations given by the student body toward physical education. These include various physical activities practiced according to gender, the importance of motivation and 'fun factor' in the practice of regular exercise, social acceptance of women in sport, and also, based on the results obtained, to establish various conclusions concerning the study. The results demostrate that the preferences of males toward exercise tend to correspond with group activities and those that are competitive, such as soccer and basketball, whereas adolescents and women demonstrate that in the educational stage as well as post educational, that they have more positive attitudes toward individual activities such as aerobics and swimming, activities normally not offered in the majority of case in physical education classes. Many experts consider these factors as things that help promote opportunities as well as female sex discrimination. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)