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VOL. 2, ISSUE 2 (2015)
A study for identification of social support factors promoting women cricket in India
Authors
Dhirender Kaim and Dr. Ashok Kr. Singh
Abstract
Research investigated the social support factors promoting women’s cricket in India. The study was delimited to 102 national level Indian women cricket players. The women cricketers of Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir acted as subjects for the study. A questionnaire was formulated with the help of the supervisor and experts from the field of physical education and cricket discipline to collect relevant information from the subjects in respect to social support factors. The necessary data on the variables was collected by administering the self-made questionnaire which was prepared in consultation with experts in the field of physical education and cricket. The variables covered in questionnaire namely Social Support factors were 1) Support from Parents, 2) Support from Friends,3) Support from Team mates,4) Support from Teachers,5) Support from Spectators, 6) Support from Media. The raw information obtained from sample through the questionnaire was tabulated and analyzed by Chi- Square frequency distribution and percentage along with the suitable pie diagrams for assessing the objectives of the present study. The results clearly indicates that It is observed that on the basis of the sum of the frequency distribution of “Extremely” and “Quite a Bit” a majority with 96(92.32%) shows that “Support and Encouragement from Parents” is the most contributing factor for the women cricketers, whereas with 85(81.74%) the “Support from Friends” is the second most contributing factor in the development for the women cricketers. While 83(76.81%) respondents think “Support from Teammates” is also one of the most influencing factors in their development. Participants of the study also indicated that the “Support from School and College Teachers” with a value of 74(71.17%), also have a bearing effect in their development. On the other hand on the basis of the sum of the frequency distribution of “A Little” and “Not at All” the factors like “Support from media” and “Support from Spectators ” with the value of 85 (81.74%) & 41(39.43%) respectively are the top two factors to which women cricketers felt are lowest contributing in there promotion. This shows that these factors not have a big role as a promoting factor for the women cricketers.
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Pages:690-695
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Dhirender Kaim and Dr. Ashok Kr. Singh "A study for identification of social support factors promoting women cricket in India". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 2, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 690-695
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