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

Abstract

There 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.

Reasons for Sports-Based Physical Activity Dropouts in University Students

“…Just as there are differences between dropout reasons between genders, the results obtained conclude, like other studies [ 33 , 91 , 92 ], differences in the number and dropout reasons between individual and collective sports. These differences can be the result of different situations (attribution of success or failure, inadequate equipment environment, perception of enjoyment, sports level, etc.)…”

Motives and Commitment to Sport in Amateurs during Confinement: A Segmentation Study

“…However, no studies have been found that evaluate the motivation of the population during this pandemic period, the psychological aspects being especially relevant since previous studies during periods of confinement have shown the existence of negative impacts, such as increased stress and depression caused by social distancing [ 27 ]. Previous studies have indicated that no differences have been observed between the motivations of sportspersons and exercisers, or between individual and team sports athletes [ 28 , 29 ].…”

Motivation in Competitive Sport among Female Youth Athletes

“…These results correspond to existing data indicating that the dominant factor influencing the decision of youngsters to join competitive sport is intrinsic (Knight & Holt, 2011;Ryan & Deci, 2000a, b;Weinberg & Gould, 2015). In addition, most of the studies focused on young males and the few studies which compared the genders indicated inconsistent results (e.g., Gonçalves et al, 2007;Moradi et al, 2020). Results of previous studies emphasized the importance of intrinsic motivation, focusing on "fun", while data of the current study emphasized reasons relating to the personal will of the young girls (e.g., "I want") and the need to win.…”

“…For example, one study found that girls participate in sport more for internal rather than external motives (e.g., fun, being with friends) compared to boys (Chantel et al, 1996;Wang & Liu, 2007). In another study, gender motivations were compared in team sports versus individual sports, and it was found that female athletes had higher overall motivation to participate in sports than male athletes (Moradi et al, 2020). Another finding in the context of gender comparisons in team sports (i.e., football and volleyball) showed that girls and boys attached importance to the same three motives for participating ("technical ability", "competition" and "group activity") but differed in the level of importance of each factor (Vignadelli et al, 2018).…”