Gender Typing of Sports in Croatia

Marko Marelić (), Tomislav Đurković and Ljubomir Antekolović
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Marko Marelić: Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Đurković: Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ljubomir Antekolović: Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Social Sciences, 2025, vol. 14, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the perception and gender typing of sports among students at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Kinesiology. The study was conducted on a sample of 268 students, with respondents categorizing 19 sports as male, female, or equally male and female. Data processing included descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies and percentages and the chi-square test with Bonferroni correction to test differences between groups for categorical variables. Differences in gender typing (perception) between two groups of participants based on gender were tested using the t -test. Five sports (rugby, formula, boxing, water polo, and soccer) were predominantly categorized as “male”, three sports as “female” (rhythmic gymnastics, aerobics, and synchronized swimming), and as many as eleven as “neutral” (athletics, skiing, swimming, tennis, karate, beach volleyball, gymnastics, handball, volleyball, sailing, and basketball). Regardless of active participation in a particular sport, the perception of gender typing of sports remained constant. The results indicate that in Croatia there is still a separation in the perception of sports that are either suitable for men, for women, or for both genders.

Keywords: gender typing; sports; men and women sports; student perceptions; gender preferences in sports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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