A Study on the Formation of Sport Commitmemt and Sport Involvement(1) : Commitment Scale composed of Human Relation through Sport Involvement

As　people’s　interests　in　lifelong　sport　are　increasing，　a　study　on　the　continuation　of　sport involvement　is　becoming　more　important．　lt　would　be　said　that　the　concept　of　commitment　is　useful for　this　kind　of　study．　Sport　commitment　means　attachment　or　adherence　to’sport．　A　person　who commits　to　sport　firmly　will　be　involved　in　sport　activity　naturally．　Concerning　sport　commitment， some　noticeable　researches　have　been　conducted　by　Snyder　＆　Spreitzer（1983），　Leonald　＆　Schmitt （1987），　Curry　＆　Parr（1988）　and　Stevenson（1990）　in　America　recently，　whereas　very　few　researches are　found　in　Japan．The　purpose　of　this　paper　is　to　make　a　sport　commitment　scale　by　grasping human　relation　quantitatively　and　qualitatively　through　sport　involvement　and　to　verify　its　validity． The　investigation　was　conducted　to　620　male　and　427　female　co］lege　students　by　questionnare method　at　Fukuoka　City　in　June，　1989．　The　results　are　summarized　as　follows： The　students，　both　male　and　female，　who　belong　to　high　level　group　of　sport　commitment regard　sport　as　more　important　and　engage　in　sport　activities　more　frequently（p　〈．OOI）．They　also invest　more　time　and　money　in　sport　activities　compared　with　the　students　who　belong　to　low　level group　of　sport　commitment（p　〈．OOI）．　That　is　to　say，　the　students　who　have　formed　sport　commit－ ment　firmly　tend　to　adhere　to　sport　obviously．　ln　consequence，　sport　commitment　scale　made　in　this