The present study aimed to analyze the adolescent's disposition for sports based in the bioecological paradigm of Bronfenbrenner. The design of this study include two contexts (microsystems) with different environmental characteristics: (a) public school and (b) private school, both located on downtown of Florianopolis. The results were organized according to two variables of the study: personal attributes (male or female) and context (public or private management). Considering the proposed aim in this study, it was verified for the scholars which have participated of the research, the main motivational factor that led to sport were "Health" and "Fitness". Therewith, the conclusion is that using a research model which takes into account the interaction between characteristics of the person, the context and the time is the most efficient model to study the adolescent's disposition for sports.
Sports' Practice; Disposition; Adolescents
