مشاركت در ورزش هاي تفريحي ( انگيزه ها و پيش فرض ها در جنبه هاي تفريحي ورزش )

Participation In Recreational Sport (Motives And Assumptions Of Sport Enjoyment)

Research into why people engage in sport and physical recreation has received relatively little attention in both recreation planning and sport psychology. Although there has been a steady flow of literature related to participation motivation in competitive youth sport setting .such evidence is of limited value in explaining adult involvement in sport and recreation. The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine why people participate in sport and exercise in community sports centres and to identify whether these motives predict sport enjoyment. The study was based on a questionnaire of approximately 5 min duration conducted in six community sport centres in Isfahan. The sample comprised 336 respondents aged 16 years and over. The Subjects were presented with 15 motives for sport particpation and indicated their degree of agreement on a 5- point scale. The Four most commonly endorsed motives were to maintain health .develop physical fitness and aid skills. A factor analysis with oblique rotation revealed four factors: assertive achievement. physical well-being .socio- psychological well being and sport mastery and perfomance. Discriminant analysis showed that males were more motivated to participate for sport mastery and pcrfonnance and assertive achievement than females. The resultes showad that older subjects were more motivated by sociopsychological well-being .Than younger Subject .sport enjoyment was best predicted by Socio-psychological well-heing sport mastery and performance .and sports importance. These results confirm other research on age differences in exercise and mental health .as well as gender differences on participation motives.