Open Journal of Social Sciences

Volume 8, Issue 4 (April 2020)

ISSN Print: 2327-5952   ISSN Online: 2327-5960

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A Survey on People’s Impressions of the Paralympic Games

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DOI: 10.4236/jss.2020.84031    366 Downloads   1,568 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

In Japan, people’s interest in the Paralympics is at a lower level compared with awareness of the Paralympics. This study conducted a questionnaire survey focusing on people’s impressions of the Paralympics and Para-Athletes as background factors of the current situation. A preliminary survey was conducted to make questions about these impressions for a main survey. Participants in the preliminary survey described their impressions of the Paralympics and Para-Athletes and 23 questions for the main survey were made based on these descriptions. Participants in the main survey were asked to answer two questions about their experiences of watching Para-Sports and their interest in the Paralympics, along with 23 questions about their impressions of the Paralympics and Para-Athletes. Factor analysis of the answers to the 23 questions was carried out and three factors were extracted: “Admired Hero”, “Self-Disciplined People”, and “Athletes Encouraging People”. In addition, the participants were classified into two groups depending on their experiences of watching Para-Sports and interest in the Paralympics, and each factor score was compared among groups. The results showed there were significant differences in the scores of the second factor, “Self-Disciplined People” between the groups. The second factor was composed of the impressions related to athletes’ traits required in their competition life and represented their attitude in detail. This result suggested that people who have watched Para-Sports or who have interest in the Paralympics tend to focus on Para-Athletes’ attitudes as athletes, and to be impressed with them.

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Haishima, M. , Kajita, N. , Aoki, K. and Kato, C. (2020) A Survey on People’s Impressions of the Paralympic Games. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 8, 436-444. doi: 10.4236/jss.2020.84031.

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