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Gender Appropriateness in Competitive Sports
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| The aim of this study was to examine gender appropriateness of competitive sports. The participants were 502 male and female university students who completed the modified version of Riemer & Visio (2003) sport gender typing questionnaire. In addition, two open-ended items were asked to identify the best sport for males and females and their reasons. The results of quantitative analysis showed that wrestling, boxing and weightlifting were absolutely masculine from subjects' viewpoints. Chi-square analysis revealed a significant difference between female and male viewpoints in gender appropriateness of gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, aerobics and footsall (p≤0.05). Female respondents more tended to recognize sports as gender-neutral. Qualitative analysis of items showed that both male and female respondents believed that best competitive sports for females were aerobics, swimming and gymnastics for reasons such as compatibility with feminine and physical characteristics while for males were wrestling, weightlifting and martial arts for reasons such as their high physical power, compatibility with masculine physical/mental characteristics. In conclusion, these results revealed gender stereotypes in competitive sport appropriateness for males and females. |
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| Keywords: Competitive Sports, Gender, Appropriateness |
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