The aim of this study was to identify the level of sports culture and
its relationship to athletic identity among physical education students at
An-Najah national university, in addition to determine the differences in
the level of sports culture and athletic identity according to gender and
academic year variables. To achieve that, the study was conducted on a
stratified random sample consisting of (152) male and female students in
physical education, the samples represents (30.4%) of the study
population. To collect data, the (Shahada, 2009) culture sports scale and
(Brewer & Cornelius, 2001) athletic identity scale were applied after
conducting its validity and reliability coefficients. The study results
showed that the level of sports culture among physical education students
at An-Najah national university was very high, where the percentage of
response for the total score was (84.66%), and the level of athletic
identity was high, where the percentage of response for the total score
was (77%). In addition, the presence of a positive relationship between
sports culture and athletic identity (r= 0.48). Also, the results indicated
that there were significant differences in the level of athletic identity
according to gender variable for male- students, and no significant
differences were found in the level of sports culture according to gender
and academic year variables. Based the study findings the researchers
recommended the focus on the sports participation of female-students in
schools for its importance in constructing the level of athletic identity.
Keywords: Sports Culture, Athletic Identity, Physical Education
Students, An-Najah National University.

Title

مجلة جامعة النجاح للابحاث

Publisher

An-Najah National University

Publisher Country

Palestine

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

31

Year

2017

Pages

35-58