The Positive Effects of Sports on Community Development : The Relation between Sports Participation, Community Consciousness and Community Activities

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  • スポーツのコミュニティ形成に関する実証的研究 : スポーツ参加とコミュニティ意識・コミュニティ活動との関連を中心として

Abstract

The purpose of this study were twofold : 1) to determine whether sports activities in related communities could be considered community sports based on the factors of teritoriality, social interaction, social resources, and community sentiment ; and 2) to determine what social function these sports activities serve in their related community. There are two hypothesis. The first hypothesis is that if resident of the same community use the same sport facilities and participate in community sports, they will have high community consciousness. The second hypothesis is that sport activities in community will also induse participation in other non-sport activities in the community. The results are as follow : 1. Users of sport facilities tend to have a higher level of community consciousness than non-users. 2. People who do sports frequently with others of the same neighborhood tend to have a higher level of community consciousness than those who do sports without such others. 3. Greater frequency of sports participation with members of the same neighborhood tends to increase community consciousness. 4. Greater frequency of sports participation with others of the same neighborhood thends to increase participation in non-sport activities in community.

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  • 総合保健体育科学

    総合保健体育科学 10 (1), 77-89, 1987-03-30

    The Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University

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