Analysing the Impact of Motivation Research in the Field of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Keywords:
Motivation Research, Field of Sport and ExerciseAbstract
The current study aimed to take a look at as well as examine motives and reasons for participation in sports for most. The strategy of the analysis was descriptive analytical. The population of the study was comprised of the individuals taking part in sports for most. Motivation is actually widely researched, in both sport psychologies along with other areas. As arduous measurement is actually crucial to understanding this latent construct, a serious appraisal of measurement instruments is actually required. Both inferential and descriptive statistics such as Friedman test and Mann Whitney U test had been run to evaluate the information (P≤0.05). The results demonstrated that the key motivations for participation in sports for those include community energy, fitness, working off energy, motivation that is intrinsic, team work, entertainment, extrinsic motivation & competitions, respectively.
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