TY  - JOUR
AU  - Curelaru, Mihai 
AU  - Abalasei, Beatrice 
AU  - Cristea, Mioara 
PY  - 2011
TI  - Psychosocial Correlates of the Need for Physical Education and Sports in High School
JF  - Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.3844/jssp.2011.521.528
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/jssp.2011.521.528
AB  - Problem statement: Sports and movement activities play an important role in the harmonious
development of children; Special attention should be paid to the factors influencing their involvement in
sportive activities. The aim of this study was related to identifying possible psychosocial correlates of the
need for physical education and sports in Romanian society and increasing awareness on the importance
of sports in everyday life. Approach: 1100 high school students from the North-Eastern part of Romania
answered a series of questionnaires that measured level of sports and movement appreciation, passion for
sport, leisure and systematic sport practices, attitude towards bullying, instrumental and final values and,
several socio-demographic variables: gender, parents’ level of education, type of high school attended and bullying. Results: The data showed that sport is more associated to boys, to students with low socioeconomic status and, to students attending centrally-located high schools; students who are passionate about sports manifest a negative attitude towards bullying. Conclusion: The results emphasized the need to reconsider Romanian academic curricula in order to stimulate competition activities in schools and to increase the number of sportive clubs and associations.