Single-Parent Families, Sports Performance and Training Hours

Abstract

The aim of this research was to know if there were differences in sport performance and the sports practice hours in athletes grown up in single-parent families. The sample consisted of 445 Spanish athletes and physical activity practitioners. It was administered an ad hoc Sociodemographic questionnaire and the Oviedo Scale of Infrequency Response (INF-OV). The results showed that there were no significant differences between single-parent and biparental families in the different competition variables at local, regional, national and international level (p>.05). Also, there were no significant differences in sport success at the local, regional, national and international level among single-parent and biparental families (p>.05). Furthermore, there were no significant differences in sport practice hours spent by single-parent and biparental families (p>.05) and among professional and amateur athletes (p>.05). It was concluded that there are no differences in sport performance and sport practice hours among athletes with single-parent and biparental families.