دراسات: العلوم التربوية (Jun 2021)
Motivation for Sport Participation in Boxing and Fitness Clubs from the Perspective of Self-Determination Theory
Abstract
This study aims to identify the motives for the participation of boxing and weight-loss club-goers in sports activities according to Self-Determination Theory. It also aims to identify the differences in motivation according to gender and the relationship of the level of motivation to the number of training times and social status. The study sample consisted of subscribers to boxing and weight loss clubs, numbering 231 participants (105 males and 126 females), who answered an Arabic version of the motivation scale to participate in sports activities (SMS-28). The results of the study showed that the levels of motivation, both internal and external, and in all its fields, were all moderate. The average total internal motivation was 4.07, with a relative importance of 59.57%. The overall average external motives were 4.06, with a relative importance of 58% for all sample members. There were no statistically significant differences between males and females in all levels of motivation. A positive relationship appeared between the domains of both internal and external motivation and the number of training times, with the exception of the area of non-motivation.
