Involvement of Predictors of Achievements Contributing to Sports of Female Student Athletes of Secondary Schools of Pakistan

The aim of the current research was to determine the involvement of predictors of achievementin sports contribution of female student athletes along with moderating construct. Predictors of achievement such as social support factors, social cultural factors, and social personal factorswith social interferential factors involved greatly in sports contribution of female athletes at school level.The quantitative research approach to fill the questionnaires from 590 samples was applied randomly. The subjects have belonged to the school education department overall Pakistan. The information was gathered from three provinces (Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh) of Pakistan. Data was collected from 9th and 10th grade school athletes. Afterwards, survey data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, and path analysis with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).The findings of path analysis revealed that being contributedsignificantlyto the outcome variable in hypothesized model. The findings concluded that support from siblings and peers should be keenly provided and management of the institutions (school) should be responsible to make sure the availability of sports facilities for female students. The associations of female sports should step forward to form the practice environment in Pakistan at present.The current study found that the social interferential factor was fully moderated the relationship in conjunction with social support, social cultural, social personal individually, and the female athletes’ sports contribution. Positive relationships were revealed between all constructs and the sports’ contribution of female athletes.The female sports organizations and associations are needed to raise the issue to higher authorities on this gender disparity and demand for equal rights of sports opportunities for females.

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