SOCIO CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS ON FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN SPORT IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study explored Socio cultural implications on female participation in sport in the University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross river state, Nigeria. Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of the female students from different departments in the, University of Calabar, Calabar. Totaling ten thousand nine hundred and sixty-five (10965) and a sample of two hundred and fifty (250) students which is (2.3%) of the population was selected for the study. A questionnaire titled “socio- cultural implications on female participation in sport questionnaire (SCIFPSQ). 16 items were used for data collection. The instrument was validated by experts in Human Kinetics and Health Education Department from the university. The reliability of the instrument was determined using the Cronbach Alpha – method with coefficient ranging from 0.70 – 0.72. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient analysis was used to test the hypothesis formulated for the study at .05 level of significance. The analysis revealed that culture and family play a significant role in female students’ participation in sport in the University of Calabar, Calabar Cross River State. The study among others recommended that Cultural leaders should organize competitions for females to encourage it from the grass root.