Aggression and Sports Participation among Secondary School Students in Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine aggression and sports participation among secondary school students in Cross River State, Nigeria. The purpose was achieved through the null hypothesis formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Literature was reviewed according to the variable of the study. The study adopted the ex-post-facto design because of its appropriateness to the work. Stratified random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the sixty six (66) secondary schools and one thousand three hundred and ninety three (1,393) respondents (students) used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured and validated questionnaire titled Aggression and Student's Sports Participation Questionnaire (ASSPQ). Reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach alpha method simple linear regression and multiple regression statistical tools were used for data analysis. The result obtained from analysis of data revealed that there is no significant positive influence of aggression on students' participation in sports. Based on this finding it was recommended that, students especially at the secondary school should be continually enlightened on the ruled to always control their emotions or aggression in order to encourage their continuous involvement in sports.