Goal perspectives and sport participation motivation of Special Olympians and typically developing athletes

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 2149-2160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeshayahu Hutzler ◽  
Mali Oz ◽  
Sharon Barak
Keyword(s):  
Sport Participation ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Participation Motivation ◽  
Goal Perspectives

Perceived Competence and Motives for Participating in Youth Sports: A Test of Harter's Competence Motivation Theory

1987 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberley A. Klint ◽  
Maureen R. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Sport Participation ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Motivation Theory ◽  
Physical Competence ◽  
Participation Motivation ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Competence Motivation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Discriminant Function Analyses

One of the most important issues facing youth sport researchers and practitioners is an understanding of why children participate in sport programs. The participation motivation research, however, has not been linked to an existing theoretical model. Thus the purpose of this study was to test the notions, based on Harter's (1978, 1981) competence motivation theory, that perceptions of competence are related to particular motives children have for sport participation. Sixty-seven children involved in youth gymnastic programs were administered the physical, social, and cognitive subscales of Harter's (1982) Perceived Competence Scale and a motives for gymnastic participation questionnaire. Discriminant function analyses revealed support for competence motivation theory as a viable explanation for the relationship between competence perceptions and motives for participation in sport. Specifically, children high in perceived physical competence were more motivated by skill development reasons, and gymnasts high in perceived social competence were more motivated by the affiliation aspects of sport when compared to their low perceived competence counterparts.

scholarly journals Sport participation motives of young Brazilian judo athletes

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dartagnan Pinto Guedes ◽  
Marcelo Seiji Missaka
Keyword(s):  
Sport Participation ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Participation Motivation ◽  
Training History ◽  
Judo Athletes ◽  
Participation Motives ◽  
And Training

The objective of this study was to identify the motives for sport participation in a sample of young judo athletes according to sex, age, and training history. A total of 392 subjects aged 12 to 18 years old participated in the study. Portuguese version of the Participation Motivation Questionnaire was used to identify motives for sports participation. Boys reported giving significantly more importance to sports participation in terms of Competition and Skill Development, whereas girls presented significantly higher ratings for Teamwork and Friendship. Motivational factors related to Achievement/Status and Fun presented significantly higher average ratings in younger judo athletes, whereas average ratings of Competition significantly increased with increasing age. Average ratings related to Fitness, Competition and Skill Development were proportionally and significantly higher according to training experience and training volume. These results will contribute to establishing intervention programs designed to reduce sport dropout rates among young judo athletes.

scholarly journals Sport Participation Motivation of Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (70) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jūratė Požėrienė ◽  
Rūta Adomaitienė ◽  
Vida Ostasevičienė ◽  
Diana Rėklaitienė ◽  
Inga Kragnienė
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Special Olympics ◽  
Sport Motivation ◽  
Participation Motivation ◽  
Motivation Scale ◽  
Sport Motivation Scale ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

Special Olympics have grown and became the largest worldwide provider of sport opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. In addition, Special Olympics sport programs participation is associated with improved physical fitness and motor skills as well as increased self-esteem, self-confidence, social competence and positive self-perceptions. But there is still limited research regarding sport participation motivation in Special Olympics, so the aim of the study was to identify why individuals with intellectual disabilities have joined and continue to participate in Special Olympics program. This study evaluated sport participation motivation of 102 (60 males and 42 females) SO athletes aged 12 to 16 years (mean age 14.12, SD = 1.47). The sampling design was purposive in that participants had to meet criteria of mental retardation, to come from the same Kaunas region, and to participate in sport for 1—2 hours twice a week for a minimum 6 months. To measure sport motivation were used the Sport Motivation Scale (SMS) (Pelletier et al., 1995). The Lithuanian validation of this modified sport motivation scale (SMS) for persons with mild mental retardation was done by Sajute (2002). The results showed that Special Olympics sport participants expressed significantly greater identified regulation level (extrinsic motivation) than intrinsic motivation, and the mean score of external regulation (extrinsic motivation) was higher compared to intrinsic motivation. Results showed the most motivating factors for participants was winning ribbons and medals, fun, being pretty skilled and spend time with friends. While sport participation motives of athletes with intellectual disabilities varied, they were not so different between genders. No significant differences were found between genders. Our study supported the use of self-determination theory for the evaluation of motivation for participation in Special Olympics sport programs.Keywords: intellectual disabilities, sport participation, extrinsic and external motivation.

scholarly journals Motivation for Participation in Sports Based on Athletes in Team and Individual Sports

2020 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalil Moradi ◽  
Alireza Bahrami ◽  
Amir Dana
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
T Test ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Kung Fu ◽  
Participation Motivation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Individual Sports

AbstractThere are many reasons why individuals are motivated to participate in sports. For athletes to participate in and keep up exercise, investigating the participation motivation of athletes is necessary. The aim of this study was to compare sport participation motivation of athletes in team and individual disciplines. The sample consisted of 265 athletes including four teams from football, volleyball, basketball, and handball and two individual disciplines of kung fu and taekwondo which were randomly selected. The 30-item sports participation motivation questionnaire (PMQ) was used. Analysis of data was conducted by the use of independent-samples t-test. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the sports participation motivation of athletes in a team and individual sports as well as between male and female athletes. But, among the components of the sports participation motivation, only the aspect of achievement in a team and individual sports and the aspect of finding friendship in male and female athletes existed, no other significant difference was observed. The results of this study show that sports discipline and the athlete’s gender is effective in motivating athletes’ continuation and commitment to a physical activity.

scholarly journals A study of participation motives in sports, loneliness and depression levels of children with specific learning disabilities in terms of some variables

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 978-987
Author(s):  
Atike Yılmaz ◽  
Menşure Aydın ◽  
Tolga Kaan Bahadır ◽  
Fikret Soyer
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Specific Learning Disabilities ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Participation Motivation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Participation Motives ◽  
Specific Learning ◽  
Family Attitude

This study aims to examine the sport participation motivation, loneliness and depression levels of students with specific learning disabilities in terms of some variables. Screening model used in the study. The research group is constituted by 85 students who had been diagnosed with Specific Learning disabilities in Special Education and Rehabilitation Centers in Kocaeli province. Personal information form prepared by the researchers and developed by Gill, Gross and Huddleston (1983), and the Turkish validity and reliability study was made by Oyar, Aşçı, Çelebi and Mülazımoğlu (2001)."Sport Participation Motivation Scale", developed by Kovacs (1980) and the validity and reliability of the Turkish version was made by Öy (1991). "Depression Scale for Children" and developed Ashler ve Wheller (1985) and the validity and reliability of the Turkish version was made by Kaya (2005) "Loneliness Scale for Children” were used as the data collection tools.  The sports participation motives, depression and loneliness levels of the participants have been evaluated in terms of age, gender, natural / adoptive parents, family's economic status, father's occupational status, number of people in the family, number of siblings, family attitude and the state of doing sport. In the evaluation of the research data, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA test and correlation analysis were used. In the findings, sports participation motives of participants were significantly differ according to the gender, family attitudes and the status of doing sports. Also according to the age, in loneliness level, and according to the number of siblings in the levels of loneliness and depression, significant differences were found. As a result of the correlation, a positive relationship between depression and loneliness status of the participants was found. Thus, in children at the 9-14 age range with specific learning disability it was concluded that the family attitude, number of siblings and to do sports have an impact in a positive way on the loneliness, depression and sports participation.

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