Impact of Terrorism on Sports Activities in the Universities: Player Students Perceptions

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of terrorism on sports activities at four universities in KPK. Public sector universities were the population of the study. A simple random technique was used to select samples. This research used a questionnaire for data collection. The questionnaire was distributed to the players at the universities. Data were analyzed through SPSS for the percentage and mean of the questionnaire. The results of the study showed that students and their families feel terror in sports events. Students were reluctenent to participate in sports activities and a high security challenge in higher education institutions exists. The recommendation of the study provides necessary steps to meet high-security risk at sports events in universities and also to do further research to understand the psychological and social impact on students' behavior towards sports participantion.