A comparison between attitudes of active and inactive students toward sport and physical activities

In this research, 368 Students of Islamic Azad University at Roudehen branch was examined in 4 groups. A researcher-made questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha coefficient = 0.93) which measures 6 components of attitude toward sport including Social experience, Health and fitness, Pursuit of vertigo, Aesthetic experience, Catharsis, and Ascetic experience was used for data collection. Results illustrated that members of university athletic teams had stronger attitudes toward sport in total and in 5 components of that (except pursuit of vertigo component). Kruskal-Wallis test showed that these differences between groups were not significant except in the component of “pursuit of vertigo” (P = 0.009). Factor such as marriage status, sport expenses, family income, family size hadn’t any effect on attitude toward sport but in “pursuit of vertigo” component there was a significant difference between different age groups (P = 0.023).