Table 8. Comparison between male and female student’s at all three institutions (ANOVA) using regression factor scores of the Participation Motivation Questionnaire.
Dimension Male (1) Female (2) F R1
X SD X SD
1 Sport Action with Friends .045 1.001 -.091 .996 1.550 .189
2 Popularity .169 .910 -.344 1.087 23.547** .738
3 Fitness & Health -.049 .977 .099 1.041 1.831 -.206
4 Social Status .016 1.025 -.033 .951 .201 .068
5 Sport Events -.032 .950 .066 1.096 .818 -.138
6 Relaxation through Sports -.126 .949 .256 1.054 12.691** -.542
Legend: F= F-test in ANOVA; R= correlation with first discriminant factor; R= correlation with second discriminant factor.
** = significant at p < 0.01