Author(s): Milan Patra

Abstract:
The present study has been designed to investigate the differences in attitude towards physical activity of students of different casts in relation to their gender. The 200 students (50 Non-Scheduled Cast boys and girls, 50 Scheduled Caste boys and girls) of 19 to 24 years of age were randomly selected as subjects. To collect the data; the ‘Physical Activity Attitude Scale’ (PAAS) constructed by Dr. G.P. Thakur and Manju Thakur in year 1978 was administered. The ‘mean and two way analysis of variance’ (F-ratio) were used for statistical treatment of the data. The result of study indicated that the boys had more favourable attitude towards physical activity in comparison to the girls and non-scheduled caste students had more favourable attitude towards physical activity then the scheduled caste students. Further, attitudinal difference between boys and girls was found significant. Similarly, the difference between non-scheduled caste and scheduled cast students, and interaction between gender and caste were also found significant.

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