The present study was designed to compare the factorial structure of sports consciousness among female collegiate athlete sand general students.
The subjects were 332 collegiate athletes and 383 general students.
They took part in the study by completing a questionnaire consisting of 25 items.
A summary of the results obtained is as follows.
1. The results of the questionnaire revealed that 41.40% of collegiate athletes and 68.98% of general students were dispersed within the first three items on the questionnaire.
2. The 25 items on the questionnaire were divided into 5 categories which might influence awareness of sports. There was a similarity between the two groups in the emotional and volitional categories.
3. The collegiate athletes made progress with regard to exercise skill for practical activity and they pay attention to internal effect. The general students seem to be concerned with personal relations.
4. Neither of the two groups showed high levels of sports consciousness. There was no major difference between the two groups. Both groups seem to understand the meaning and necessity of sports.
