Participation Motivation in University Students Who Engage in Different Team Sports

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the motives for university students who engage in different team sportsmutually. The cross-sectional method was used in the study. The study sample consisted of 280 university studentsfrom Dumlupinar University School of Physical Education and Sports. The participants were chosen according tostratified random sampling method and participated in the study voluntarily. In the study in order to collect dataTurkish version of Gill and colleagues’ Sports Participation Questionnaire was used. In the evaluation of the data inaddition to descriptive statistical methods, MANOVA was used as the hypothesis test. According to MANOVAresults, there were significant differences between the motives for university students in achievement, physicalfitness, skills development and movement/being active factors. The findings of this study can assist intercollegiatecoaches and athletic administrators to understand the motivational patterns of university students for participating insports and allow them to develop strategies which can prevent students from quitting sports participation andexercise.