Saudi Women Constraints for Participation in Sports and Physical Activities

Authors

Mohammed Fakehy, Department of Biomechanics and Motor Behavior, College of Sport Sciences and Physical Activity, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaFollow
Ahmed Alfadhil, Department of Biomechanics and Motor Behavior, College of Sport Sciences and Physical Activity, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaFollow
Yasser Hassan, Department of Biomechanics and Motor Behavior, College of Sport Sciences and Physical Activity, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaFollow
Hend Alotaibi, Department of Biomechanics and Motor Behavior, College of Sport Sciences and Physical Activity, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaFollow

Abstract

Saudi women have recently witnessed unprecedented sociocultural changes in lifestyle and prosperity, as a result of recent female empowerment policies. Among these changes is the public acceptance of female participation in sport and physical activities. However, due to lack of good opportunities for sport and physical activity participation in previous years, Saudi women might still encounter tremendous factors that prevent or limit their participation. The study purpose was to investigate constraints that limit or prohibit Saudi women from participation in light of the recent empowerment policies. A specially designed questionnaire for this study was developed based on the context of leisure constraint theory and was randomly distributed in all regions of the country, yielding a sample of 866 female participants. The results indicated that the majority used their homes as the place for participation, with significant differences among geographical location in intrapersonal and interpersonal constraints, and an overall high score in structural constraints. It was concluded that Saudi females’ ability to participate in sports and physical activities is severely constrained by too many factors that need to be alleviated by policy-makers and investors.

Recommended Citation

Fakehy, Mohammed; Alfadhil, Ahmed; Hassan, Yasser; and Alotaibi, Hend (2023) "Saudi Women Constraints for Participation in Sports and Physical Activities," Information Sciences Letters: Vol. 12 : Iss. 7 , PP -.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/isl/vol12/iss7/54