Sportmanship in scholars regarding their gender, stage of education and school environment

• Main Authors: Alberto Gómez Mármol, Bernardino Javier Sánchez-Alcaraz Martínez, Ernesto De la Cruz Sánchez, Alfonso Valero Valenzuela
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Federación Extremeña de Balonmano; University of Extremadura 2016-04-01
• Series: E-balonmano.com: Revista de Ciencias del Deporte
• Subjects: deportividad; educación física; educación en valores; sexo; nivel educativo; adolescencia; sportmanship; physical education; education in values; sex; stage of education; adolescence
• Online Access: http://e-balonmano.com/ojs/index.php/revista/article/view/310

This research aims to assess the sportmanship level of young scholars regarding the influence of gender, stage of education and demographic environment. In order to it, the Spanish version of MSOS Questionnaire (Multidimensional Scale of Orientations toward Sportpersonship) validated by Vallerand et al. (1997) was administered to 747 students of sixth grade of primary education and third grade of secondary education from 17 schools in the Region of Murcia. Gender can be considered a variable that influences sportsmanship levels, specifically in social conventions, respect to the opponent (higher in boys) and refusing anti-sportmanship behaviours (higher in girls). Regarding their stage of education, when passing from primary education to secondary education, a significant decrease in social conventions, respect to rules and referees and respect to the opponent has been registered. Therefore, the need of designing and implementing education in values programs become evident so they contribute to sportmanship development from the cooperation of all implied agents.