Social Sciences
Permanent URI for this communityhttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/189
Browse
2 results
Search Results
Item A Review of Sport Events Impact Evaluation Methods(Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Sports, 2016) Ranjan, W.“There is currently no internationally recognised method of analysing the benefits of hosting major sporting events. Every country and consultancy uses its own different methodology and there is no accepted standard that allows the comparison of major sporting events” (Global Sports Impact Survey, 2014, pp.3). Therefore this article has analysed to understand sport impact evaluation methods that have used researchers in the field of sport event for evaluate impact of sport events. This research has used purposive sampling method for select the relevant articles for examine the sport evaluation methods. This article mainly focuses on event impacts such as environmental, economic and social.Item Impact of Well - Being on Martial art participation of Karate Athletes in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015) Mudunkotuwa, M.A.S.D.; Ramanayeka, N.The main purpose of this study was to examine the impact of physical, psychological and social well-being on martial arts participation of karate athletes in Sri Lanka. The researcher carried out extensive literature review to provide conceptual background of the study and identified sports, various martial arts, benefits of participation in martial arts, various physical, psychological and social factors of well-being, and factors of affecting martial arts participation. 96 respondents were selected for this study as a sample and it was the whole population of the sample as well as National karate pool participation. There was dependent and independent variable. Questionnaire method used for collecting data. The associations between each pairs of variables are estimates using bivariate correlation analysis to test the hypothesis mentioned bellow. 1. There is an interrelationship between martial art participation and overall well-being of National pool athletes in Sri Lanka 2. There is an interrelationship between martial art participation and physical well-being of National pool athletes in Sri Lanka 3. There is an interrelationship between martial art participation and psychological well-being of National pool athletes in Sri Lanka 4. There is an interrelationship between martial art participation and social well-being of National pool athletes in Sri Lanka. The study establishedcorrelation coefficient values of participation and overall well-being was 0.04 (P< .05), participation and physical well-being was 0.006 (P< .05), participation and psychological well-being was 0.452 (P> .05), participation and social well-being was 0.065 (P< .05).Consideration of study findings it can be said that, there is an interrelationship between martial art participation and physical well-being and overall well-being (H1 and H2 accepted). There is no interrelationship between martial art participation and psychological well-being and social well-being (H3 and H4 rejected).