GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDE TOWARDS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Physical Education

The purpose of the study was to find out the gender differences in attitude towards physical activity of School Students in Tirunelveli. To achieve the purpose of the study, a total of 600 subjects (Boys =300, Girls= 300) were selected randomly as subjects from School, Tirunelveli District. The age of the subjects ranged from 13 to 19 years. The selected subjects were divided into three groups according to their age. Each group consisted of 100 subjects. Attitude towards physical activity was selected as dependent variables for this study and it was tested by using Wears Attitude towards Physical Activity Inventors (Simon & Small, 1974). It was concluded that, there was a significant difference exists among the three different age groups and between the boys and girls on attitude towards physical activity. It was found that Under 19 Years boys groups were better in attitude towards physical activity when compared to the other two age groups such as under 17 and under 14 Years. It also found that, in girls, Under 19 Years of age group showed better performance in attitude towards physical activity when compared to Under 17 Years and Under 14 Years.

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