2018, Vol. 5, Issue 3, Part A
Social interactional effect of participation in different sports by inmates of ILESA prison in OSUN State of Nigeria
Author(s): Ayobami Honestus Obadiora and Adebayo Joseph Obadiora
Abstract:Social interaction is limited during imprisonment. Social exclusion hinders inmates’ social reintegration after release. It is widely believed that the impact of sports on social outcomes
-cohesion and inclusion is greater than the limited evidence base suggests. The study employed experimental pretest
-posttest control research design. This study was carried out over a 10 week period at the Ilesa prison in Osun State, Nigerian. 140 inmates were selected for the study. The respondents were grouped into four sports
- athletics, badminton, table
-tennis and volleyball. The social wellbeing domain aspect of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL
-BREF) was used for the study. The data collected were analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The study showed that there is a correlation between participation in athletics (r=0.272), badminton (r=.163), table tennis (r=.373) and volley ball (r=.248) which is significant at (
P<.05). It was concluded that there is a social interactional effect of participation in different types of sport by inmates of Ilesa prison in Nigeria
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How to cite this article:
Ayobami Honestus Obadiora, Adebayo Joseph Obadiora. Social interactional effect of participation in different sports by inmates of ILESA prison in OSUN State of Nigeria. Int J Phys Educ Sports Health 2018;5(3):30-34.