Affiliation:
1. Northern Paraná University, Brazil
2. Filadelfia University, Brazil
Abstract
The objective of this study was to identify the motives for sport participation in a sample of young judo athletes according to sex, age, and training history. A total of 392 subjects aged 12 to 18 years old participated in the study. Portuguese version of the Participation Motivation Questionnaire was used to identify motives for sports participation. Boys reported giving significantly more importance to sports participation in terms of Competition and Skill Development, whereas girls presented significantly higher ratings for Teamwork and Friendship. Motivational factors related to Achievement/Status and Fun presented significantly higher average ratings in younger judo athletes, whereas average ratings of Competition significantly increased with increasing age. Average ratings related to Fitness, Competition and Skill Development were proportionally and significantly higher according to training experience and training volume. These results will contribute to establishing intervention programs designed to reduce sport dropout rates among young judo athletes.
Subject
General Medicine,Health(social science)
Reference37 articles.
1. An analysis of incentive motivation in young Canadian athletes;Alderman R.B.;Canadian Journal of Applied Sports Science,,1976
2. Analysis and comparison of adolescent athletes motivation: basketball players vs football players;Almagro B.J.;Revista de Psicología del Deporte,,2009
3. The relationship of participation motivation to goal orientations and perceived physical ability in Brazilian swimmers;Bastos A. A.;Psychologia,,2008
4. Participation motivation in Italian Youth Sport;Buonamano A.;The Sports Psychology,,1995
5. Age differences in the motivational factors for exercise;Campbell P.;Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology,,2001
Cited by
3 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献