Athletes, who participate in activities and athletic competitions, have different motives and possibly different sport orientations. The purpose of this study is to compare the study on sport orientations of athlete students in University of Gilan. For this purpose, 134 athlete students (98 males and 36 females) were selected as subjects. Individual characteristics such as gender, sport field, (individual or team) and major field (FE or Non - FE) were asked at the beginning. To measure sport orientation, Gill’s standard sport orientation questionnaire - 1988 (SOQ) was used in three aspects of competitiveness, winning, and goal orientations. After translation of original questionnaire and consulting 8 FE and social science faculty members, it was used in two pilot studies, and the reliability was estimated through method of Cronbakh Alpha Coefficient (R = 0.88). The results indicated the following the priorities of sport orientation of athlete students were .1. Goal, 2. Competitiveness; 3. Winning However, there was no significant difference in priority of sport orientation among students’ with regard to gender sport field (team or individual), and major field (FE or Non - FE). For a more careful comparison and further recognition of sport orientation, more investigations among different levels of athletes are required.
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