Understanding Girls' Motivation to Participate in Sport: The Effects of Social Identity and Physical Self-Concept

Introduction: Girls are often less motivated to participate in community sport compared to boys. Having a strong social identity with a sports team is positively associated with motivation to continue participation in sport, yet the mechanisms explaining this association are not well-known. In the current study, physical self-concept is tested as a mediator of the association between social identity and motivation.Method: Girl badminton athletes were recruited to examine how the team environment shapes physical self-concept, and whether this association relates to motivation to participate in sport. Ninety-two girls completed a self-report survey to measure social identity, physical self-perceptions, and motivation. Two mediation models were conducted to examine whether physical self-concept mediated the relationship between social identity and autonomous motivation and controlled motivation.Results: Physical self-concept partially mediated the relationship between social identity and autonomous motivation. The bootstrapped unstandardized indirect effect was, b = 0.05, 95% CI = 0.002 to.14. Physical self-concept fully mediated the relationship between social identity and controlled motivation. The bootstrapped unstandardized indirect effect was, b = −0.13, 95% CI = −0.30 to −0.01, p = 0.04.Discussion: These results highlight the importance of the group context in relation to individual physical self-concept and motivation. Overall, targeting aspects of the team environment in community-level sport may be an important strategy to improve girls' physical self-concept, and autonomous motivation to continue sport participation.

An Investigation of the Factors That Motivate Users to Participate in Online Communities

The objective of this research is to contribute to the understanding of the online community by empirically examining the major factors motivating online community members to participate and actively contribute to their communities. In pursuing this endeavor, a comprehensive conceptual model of motivations that drive online community participation is developed based on an extensive revision of the existing relevant literature. However, modest research had been conducted to understand the online participant's motivation to participate in online communities. Thus, the current research model will enhance understanding and add to the relevant existing knowledge by categorizing digital user's motivation to participate in online communities, through the employment of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory and Herzberg's two-factor theory. The paper used a deductive methodological approach adopted.

Internet methodology - difficulties and opportunities offered by the Internet in conducting research. Analysis of the phenomenon in the light of the literature on the subject

Aim. A theoretical review of the opportunities and functions of the application enabling the creation of internet surveys. Assessment of their use in accordance with own opinion and the analysis of the literature on the subject.Methods. Analysis of the literature on the subject and a summary of the description of the survey conducted on the basis of a questionnaire examining the interesting phenomenon of e-methodology and an opinion on distance learning. The authors analysed the advantages and disadvantages of the tools used in online research. The aforementioned experiences of the researchers refer to the experience gained during research on e-methodology.Results and conclusion. The interest in this medium as a tool for social and psychological research has been growing rapidly in the last ten years. The very rapid development of technology that has taken place during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed us to easilyconduct a research survey using the network, which can easily replace any labour-intensive data collection through inquiry. In addition, many different tools and techniques have been created that use the so-called “Global spider web” in conducting my own research. Theresearcher abandons direct contact with the respondent and devotes himself to the analysis of the phenomenon that interests him by analysing the given Internet environment, social groups that express themselves on a given topic or share their work on specifi c problems. However, the global network is not only a chance for good, innovative approach to research, but also threats and related difficulties. One of the most important weaknesses of the network is the fact that we can never be sure who is on the other end of the computer.Cognitive value. Presentation of new ways of conducting scientific research via the network, presenting my own analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the e-methodology phenomenon. Analysing the phenomenon of internet methodology, welearn that the tendency to participate in internet research is increasing. However, motivation to participate in internet research is not always sufficient, as mentioned by many researchers. There are many ways to infl uence the attractiveness of the research and the motivation to participate in the research. Thanks to this article, we also learn that it is still necessary to conduct further methodological research on increasing the effectiveness of Internet research and minimising errors associated with it. The issues presented in this article reflect the current methodological knowledge. We can predict that as the Internet grows and new technical opportunities emerge - such as video-enabled applications, among others - new methodological issues will arise that may be of interest to researchers.

Pengaruh penggunaan media video animasi terhadap motivasi

This study aims to determine how much-animated video media affects motivation to participate in learning physical education, sports, and health. The method used is a quasi-experimental method with a non-randomized control group pretest-posttest research design. The sample of this research is the students of class VII-C and VII-D SMP Negeri 20 Surabaya, totaling 51 students. The sample selection in this study was taken by using the probability sampling technique using random cluster sampling. The data collection process was carried out by giving a questionnaire through a google form distributed to the sample. The questionnaire contained the motivation to take part in learning physical education, sports, and health. The data analysis technique used the normality and homogeneity tests and the effect tests to determine the effect on the variables used. From the data processing results, it can be concluded that Ha is accepted, and the significant influence value is 38.3%. So it can be supposed that there is an effect of the use of animated video media on the motivation to take part in physical education, sports, and health.

Tastafi Recitation Impact on Psycho-Religious Aspects Development of Langsa Society

This research learns the level of Tastafi's recitation activities on changes in psycho-religious aspects of Langsa City community. The objective determines the community's motivation to participate in Tastafi's recitation activities and their impacts on development and changes in their psycho-religious aspects. The methodology combines between qualitative and quantitative approaches. The qualitative approach uses theory of religiously psychological, monistic and faculty. As for the quantitative approach use percentage theory and Pearson's product-moment. Data collection uses questionnaires, observations, and documentation techniques. The research subjects were 30 Langsa City residents as members of the Tastafi recitation. It was found that there was a significant change from the psycho-religious aspect. The Tastafi arrival changes the Langsa City people's behavior, such as increasing worship activities, religious spirit, knowledge practice, and spiritual values in daily life. The routine level in these Tastafi recitation activities is very high, up to 50% (15 people). Furthermore, the change in psycho-religious aspects after attending the recitation is 60% (18 people). The Pearson's product-moment calculation prove that the significance and correlation are positive (perfect) with a rxy value of 0.798.

Participants’ characteristics and motivations to screen for HIV vaccine and monoclonal antibody trials in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Background HIV is one of the greatest public health challenges in South Africa. Potential HIV vaccines and antibodies are thought to be cost-effective biomedical HIV prevention methods and are currently under investigation in phase I, II, and III trials. Consequently, current and future clinical trials need to ensure sufficient recruitment and retention. To achieve this goal, clinical trial staff need to understand the socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics of people volunteering to screen for these trials and their reasons for volunteering. Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of participant screening data across five vaccine and monoclonal antibody trials at four sites in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Our study reviewed the demographic, behavioural, motivational, and health-related data from the case report forms and screening questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, chi-squared, and one-way ANOVA tests were used to analyse participants’ characteristics and motivation to participate in HIV vaccine and monoclonal antibody trials. Analyses were conducted using R version 3.5.2. Results Screening data from 1934 participants, including 79.2% of women, were obtained across all five trials (1034 enrolled, 900 screened out/declined). Screened participants predominately self-identified as black, heterosexual, cisgender women or men, many with lower educational backgrounds (43.9% did not complete secondary/high school), and several self-reported HIV-risk behaviours among themselves and their partners. 10.8% of the screened participants were living with HIV. Avoiding HIV risk was the main motivation to participate in clinical trials, followed by altruistic reasons such as a desire to help the community or helping to find a vaccine. Discussion The current recruitment approach of these trials attracts heterosexual participants who seek to reduce HIV risk and support their community. Hence, the data suggest the need for and potential acceptance of continued ongoing HIV prevention efforts. Current trials attract participants with lower educational levels, which may be driven by the site locations, current community mobilisation strategies and research site opening hours. The sites could consider more flexible working hours to accommodate working participants and find ways to connect participants to educational support and opportunities to upgrade education levels for the current clientele. Trial registration HVTN 100: A Safety and Immune Response Study of 2 Experimental HIV Vaccines, NCT02404311. Registered on March 17, 2015. HVTN 111: Safety and Immune Response to a Clade C DNA HIV Vaccine, NCT02997969. Registered on December 16, 2016. HVTN 108: Evaluating the Safety and Immunogenicity of HIV Clade C DNA Vaccine and MF59- or AS01B-Adjuvanted Clade C Env Protein Vaccines in Various Combinations in Healthy, HIV-Uninfected Adults, NCT02915016. Registered on September 22, 2016. HVTN 702: Pivotal Phase 2b/3 ALVAC/Bivalent gp120/MF59 HIV Vaccine Prevention Safety and Efficacy Study in South Africa, NCT02968849. Registered on November 1, 2016. HVTN 703/HPTN 081: Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of the VRC01 Antibody in Reducing Acquisition of HIV-1 Infection in Women, NCT02568215. Registered on October 1, 2015.

Motivating Adolescents to Participate in Literacy Intervention: A Case Example From Telepractice

Purpose: Motivation declines as children reach adolescence. Poor motivation inhibits participation and engagement in language-based interventions. The purpose of this tutorial is to demonstrate how intervention can be designed to increase client motivation to participate while improving language-based literacy skills. Method: Motivation and behavior change techniques based on self-determination theory are presented, as are examples of how to integrate these techniques into contextualized language intervention with adolescent clients. Conclusion: Incorporating motivation and behavior change techniques into contextualized language interventions with adolescents promotes self-determination and motivation through satisfaction of their need for autonomy, relatedness, and competence while simultaneously addressing language-based literacy deficits.

Participation of Local People in the Payment for Forest Environmental Services Program: A Case Study in Central Vietnam

In 2010, Vietnam implemented the payment for forest environmental services (PFES) program that was expected to bring additional income to local people and improve the efficiency of forest protection. However, factors affecting the motivation to participate in PFES have rarely been examined. The objectives of this study were to (1) identify factors that influence local people’s participation in PFES, (2) examine how local people participating in the PFES program were involved in decision-making in the Thua Thien Hue Province, and (3) assess PFES impact on local people. We conducted a field survey of 32 households at the study site. We found no difference in the access to PFES between poor and non-poor households. Participation in PFES was considered a reward for labor work in forests and a means to compensate for the legal rights of participants. Local people could participate at many stages of PFES implementation; however, they were only passive spectators with regards to PFES management. Two-thirds of the participants did not participate in decision-making regarding PFES distribution. We conclude that the efficiency of future PFES programs may be increased by enabling and stimulating the participants to take a more active part in the process of PFES management and distribution.