Demographic determinants of sports performance in collegiate athletes: A quantitative analysis
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study investigates sports performance and its association with demographic characteristics like gender, religion, education, and locality among collegiate athletes in Kerala. The sample was comprised of 211 athletes (male=82; female=129) from selected colleges affiliated with four major universities in Kerala. A specially constructed demographic questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square were used to analyze the data. The bar charts were used to provide a graphical representation of the results and to understand the distribution visually. The findings indicate that the demographic characteristics related to education status and athletes' living locality show a significant relation with sports performance. Other demographic characteristics like gender and religion have no significant correlation with his/her sports performance. This study definitively answers the question regarding sports performance and its association with demographic characteristics in Kerala athletics.
Authors: Rajesh CB, Jagannadhan C
Language: English
Subfield: Life-span and Life-course Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4411465854