Description

The purpose of this study was to determine the attitude of adolescents toward games and sports using an attitude instrument grounded in attitude theory. In addition, this investigation also sought to ascertain if gender and locality (rural/ urban) influence attitude toward games and sports. A previously validated attitude instrument based on a two-component view of attitude with scores that showed evidence of reliability and validity was used. The participants for this study consisted of 500 adolescents (male=250, female= 250). Out of 250 male, 125 were from rural areas and 125 from gets from urban
areas. Similarly, female group consisted of 125 from rural area and 125 from urban area. The results indicated that there was no significant difference in attitude toward games and sports of male and female adolescents. Similarly, no significant difference was found between rural and urban adolescent in attitude toward games and sports. Future avenues for research and educational implication of the present study are discussed.